{"id":14185,"date":"2017-03-13T13:28:23","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T17:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=14185"},"modified":"2017-03-13T13:46:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T17:46:27","slug":"office-to-prevent-gun-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=14185","title":{"rendered":"Office to Prevent Gun Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Int 1470-2017<\/strong><\/a> has been introduced to the City Council<\/a> by Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo<\/a>.\u00a0 The bill would authorize the Mayor<\/a> to create an Office to Prevent Gun Violence<\/em>.<\/p>\n

According to the bill, the function of the office director would be:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. advise and assist the mayor in planning, developing and coordinating efforts to reduce gun violence;<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. engage with members of the community, elected officials, and other interested groups and individuals to develop further strategies to reduce gun violence;<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. review the budget requests of all agencies for programs related to gun violence, recommend budget priorities among such programs, and assist the mayor in prioritizing such requests<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The real<\/span> function of the office director would be:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. to allow the Mayor to put one or more of his otherwise unemployable cronies on the City payroll;<\/em><\/li>\n
    2. acting as a defacto lobbyist for gun control organizations;<\/em><\/li>\n
    3. reviewing the budget requests of all agencies and recommending budget priorities which funnel monies to politically connected associates of both the Mayor and City Councilmembers;<\/em><\/li>\n
    4. self-aggrandizement and positioning the director to run for elected office and repeat the cycle all over again<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The bill current sits in the Governmental Operations Committee.<\/p>\n