{"id":12249,"date":"2015-12-24T11:05:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T16:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=12249"},"modified":"2015-12-24T11:05:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T16:05:22","slug":"recognition-from-assemblyman-lavine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=12249","title":{"rendered":"Recognition from Assemblyman Lavine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Always nice to be recognized<\/a> by a member of the legislature:<\/p>\n

“Long Island residents have been up in arms since the attempted robbery and shooting that occurred at Roosevelt Field Mall on Tuesday afternoon. Assemblyman Charles Lavine<\/a> issued a letter to County Executive Ed Mangano on his concerns following this incident … Dear County Executive Mangano<\/a> … Notwithstanding the support you receive from the National Rifle Association<\/a>, its Political Voting Fund, its Institute for Legislative Action and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association<\/a>, its official state affiliate, the Roosevelt Field shooting represents yet another instance of our national crisis in the proliferation of firearms …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I appreciate the mention Charlie.<\/p>\n

It’s real funny when you talk about “gun violence” given your past history of defending killers<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… The other three men convicted of Byrne’s murder, Philip Copeland, Todd Scott and Scott Cobb, already have been sentenced to the maximum term. Both Scott and Cobb, in videotaped confessions, named McClary as the one who shot Byrne at point-blank range. Charles Lavine, McClary’s court-appointed attorney, argued that the judge should go easier on his client than the others, because McClary had no criminal record. The pre-sentencing report, Lavine said, noted that McClary’s interests were “babysitting and basketball.” …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…terrorists<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. OMAR AHMAD ALI ABDEL RAHMAN, IBRAHIM A. EL-GABROWNY, EL SAYYID NOSAIR, TARIG ELHASSAN, HAMPTON-EL, AMIR ABDELGANI, FADIL ABDELGANI, VICTOR ALVAREZ, MOHAMMED SALEH and FARES KHALLAFALLA, Defendants-Appellants … COUNSEL: … Lynne Stewart … for appellant Rahman … Charles D. Levine, Forest Hills, N.Y., for appellant F. Abdelgani …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

… and those who aid and abet terrorists<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Radical Lawyer Lynne Stewart must serve a decade in prison – a sentence that could keep her behind bars until she turns 80. Flanked Thursday by family and supporters, Stewart, 70, quietly wiped away tears as U.S. District Judge John Koeltl handed down his decision to give her 10 years and a month for helping a blind extremist cleric relay messages to terror cohorts in Egypt …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n