{"id":20021,"date":"2019-09-05T10:34:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T14:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=20021"},"modified":"2019-09-05T10:34:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T14:34:49","slug":"protesting-fnra-on-long-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=20021","title":{"rendered":"Protesting FNRA on Long Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Antigunners in Nassau are unhappy the local Friends of NRA chapter will be holding their annual dinner in New Hyde Park in a few weeks. A protest is planned and local politicians are promoting it<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… \u201cWhile reasonable people across this country are looking for common-sense solutions to reduce the number of guns on our streets, the Nassau County Friends of the NRA<\/a> plan on giving them away at their upcoming fundraiser in New Hyde Park,\u201d state Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck)<\/a> said. Kaplan went on to say, \u201cI look forward to standing in solidarity with Long Islanders who\u2019ve had enough of the NRA<\/a> and their backwards agenda, as we protest the event on September 19th at the Inn at New Hyde Park.\u201d …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“… \u201cLast year I stood with activists to ask The Inn at New Hyde Park<\/a> to reconsider hosting the [National Rifle Association] annual fundraiser. We were told it was too late for them to cancel the event,\u201d [Sen. Jim Gaughran<\/a>] said in a tweet. \u201cWhat I can\u2019t understand then, is why The Inn is hosting them again this year.\u201d Gaughran\u2019s letter said that the country is \u201cin the midst of a gun violence epidemic\u201d and that organizations like the NRA are ignoring \u201cpain, suffering and loss\u201d caused by gun violence. \u201cWe must stand firmly united against the NRA\u2019s blanket refusal to support common-sense gun safety reforms,\u201d Gaughran wrote …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An event on Facebook<\/a> currently shows 45 people will be attending the protest.\u00a0 Who knows how many will actually show up.<\/p>\n