{"id":16404,"date":"2018-04-05T07:48:39","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T11:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=16404"},"modified":"2018-04-05T07:48:39","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T11:48:39","slug":"newsbits-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=16404","title":{"rendered":"Newsbits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday&#8217;s Newsbits:<\/p>\n<p>Legislation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyfreeman.com\/general-news\/20180404\/kingston-common-council-urges-state-federal-lawmakers-to-eradicate-gun-violence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kingston Common Council urges state, federal lawmakers to \u2018eradicate\u2019 gun violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyfreeman.com\/article\/DF\/20180404\/NEWS\/180409903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kingston gun discussion draws 70 people<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Politics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/story\/news\/2018\/04\/03\/deputies-dicks-refuses-sell-shotgun-judge-astacio\/483896002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deputies: Dick&#8217;s refuses to sell shotgun to Judge Astacio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2018\/04\/post_2075.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mental health and guns: Island therapist says SAFE Act has &#8216;flaws&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cityandstateny.com\/articles\/policy\/labor\/new-yorks-pension-funds-still-invest-guns-tobacco-and-oil.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York\u2019s pension funds still invest in guns, tobacco and oil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libn.com\/2018\/04\/04\/panel-pushes-to-prevent-gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Panel pushes to prevent gun violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/finance\/381719-new-york-asks-credit-card-companies-to-reassess-risk-of-gun-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York asks credit card companies to reassess risk of gun sales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Elections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Culture\/cynthia-nixon-gun-control-marijuana-reasons-shes-running\/story?id=54230317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cynthia Nixon says gun control, legalizing marijuana among reasons she&#8217;s running for office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jurisprudence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/new-york-law-firm-tilem--associates-announces-the-filing-of-three-separate-but-related-legal-cases-against-the-nypd-alleging-the-existence-of-racial-bias-by-the-nypd-license-division-in-the-issuance-and-revocation-of-gun-licens-300624557.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York law firm, Tilem &amp; Associates, announces the filing of three separate but related legal cases against the NYPD alleging the existence of racial bias by the NYPD License Division in the issuance and revocation of gun licenses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gunpoliticsny.com%2F%3Fp%3D16404&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden;  width:150px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/li><li class=\"twtr\" style=\"width:90px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=16404\">&nbsp;<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/li><li class=\"gplus\" style=\"width:68px\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=16404\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"ssb_linkedin\" style=\"width:64px\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: en_US<\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=16404\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday&#8217;s Newsbits: Legislation: Kingston Common Council urges state, federal lawmakers to \u2018eradicate\u2019 gun violence Kingston gun discussion draws 70 people Politics: Deputies: Dick&#8217;s refuses to sell shotgun to Judge Astacio Mental health and guns: Island therapist says SAFE Act has &#8216;flaws&#8217; 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