{"id":13489,"date":"2016-09-22T14:07:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T18:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=13489"},"modified":"2016-09-22T14:07:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T18:07:34","slug":"haber-philips-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=13489","title":{"rendered":"Haber-Philips debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guns were a topic in a debate<\/a> between Adam Haber<\/a> and Elaine Phillips<\/a> for the open SD-7 seat<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Phillips, the Flower Hill Village mayor, said she \u201cabsolutely\u201d supported \u201ccommon sense gun legislation.\u201d She said that she grew up in western Pennsylvania, where hunting was popular in her community, and was well-educated on gun safety. \u201cWhat we need to do in New York State is make sure we give the resources to those individuals, our law enforcement, so we don\u2019t have illegal guns brought into New York State,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cSo criminals on the street can be apprehended, so we can clean up our streets, we can enforce, but it is law enforcement that needs the resources.\u201d Haber, a former commodities trader and Roslyn school board trustee, said the two may have differing ideas of what \u201ccommon sense\u201d means. He said he understands that citizens have rights to own or carry a firearm, but he believes \u201cgun control is an important part of keeping our community safe.\u201d …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Translation: Both candidates stink.<\/p>\n

Right now, I’d give Haber the edge in winning the seat, giving a +1 to the mainline Democrat caucus<\/a>.<\/p>\n