{"id":13607,"date":"2016-10-21T10:56:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T14:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=13607"},"modified":"2016-10-21T10:56:50","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T14:56:50","slug":"ny22-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=13607","title":{"rendered":"#NY22 roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

With three serious candidates running, the open CD-22<\/a> seat is one of the more interesting races in the state. Here is a position statement on guns for each of the candidates from their last debate<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Martin Babinec<\/a>: “If a gun is used in the commission of a crime, it should have really stiff penalties and keep those people off the streets \u2026 I\u2019m a believer that we have to enforce our existing gun laws. And also the resource of things like the background checks and things that we have in place \u2026 so that it gets done properly.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kim Myers<\/a>: “We can have responsible gun ownership in this country, we can absolutely protect the Second Amendment<\/a>. I don\u2019t really think that anyone is looking at repealing the Second Amendment. \u2026 I think both parties can come to agreement, simply no fly no buy, should someone who is on a terrorist watchlist buy a gun? I don\u2019t think so \u2026 Universal background checks across state lines would be helpful as well.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Claudia Tenney<\/a>: “I voted against the SAFE Act, I think it was an unfair infringement against our Second Amendment rights \u2026 It is very important that we balance the issue of gun violence with our second amendment rights \u2026 What we need to do is root out a system that would determine that people \u2026 should not be carrying a weapon. We can also make sure that we prosecute an illegal gun crime.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Cook Political Report listed CD-22 as a “toss up”<\/a> while latest polling<\/a> gives Tenney an edge.\u00a0 Based upon her voting record, she is the best candidate for gun rights.<\/p>\n