{"id":19793,"date":"2019-08-14T18:18:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T22:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=19793"},"modified":"2019-08-14T18:18:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T22:18:38","slug":"leftists-try-intimidating-rep-katko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=19793","title":{"rendered":"Leftists try intimidating Rep. Katko"},"content":{"rendered":"

WRVO reports on attempts to intimidate Congressman Katko<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Protesters in Syracuse are demanding Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus)<\/a> do something on gun control following the recent shootings … Donna Oppedisano<\/a>, a teacher at Jamesville-DeWitt High School<\/a>, said her worst nightmare is the shooting of students in her school. She said she was outraged when she saw an advertisement for Kevlar backpacks for kids to carry to school. \u201cWhat will it take Representative Katko, for you to stand up in support of sensible gun measures?” Oppedisano said. “Universal background checks. Why won\u2019t you stand up for universal background checks? Why won\u2019t you stand up for a ban on assault weapons?\u201d … Speaking with reporters in Oswego last week about the shootings, Katko said the rhetoric on both sides of the aisle needs to tone down … Katko is pushing a red flag bill<\/a> he introduced last year that would take guns away from someone deemed a threat. He is less concerned with universal background checks, he said, which already passed the House, and currently exists in New York State. Katko’s spokesperson would not say if he would support a ban on assault weapons.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even though it appears to have been only a handful of wackos (Oppedisano has done this before, see examples 1<\/a>, 2<\/a> and 3<\/a>) I don’t trust Katko on 2A.<\/p>\n

The “red flag” bills he sponsors are H.R.744<\/strong><\/a> and H.R.6747<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n