{"id":20218,"date":"2019-09-30T12:19:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T16:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=20218"},"modified":"2019-09-30T12:19:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T16:19:07","slug":"pothole-al-delivers-for-nssf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=20218","title":{"rendered":"Pothole Al delivers for NSSF"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in the spring I reported that the NSSF hired Park Strategies to represent them<\/a> in Albany.\u00a0 I stated, “[NSSF] would get more action by dumping a bag of money off the balcony into the Well of the LOB than having Park Strategies<\/a> on retainer.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Now that the legislature is in recess and paperwork has been filed with JCOPE<\/a>, what exactly did Pothole Al<\/a> deliver to NSSF<\/a>?<\/p>\n

According to the reports file during the May\/June period Park lobbied Senators Brian Kavanaugh<\/a> and George Amedore<\/a> on bill S-6151<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 That’s it for the entire session.\u00a0 Park charged $6000 per month plus expenses for just this.\u00a0 Contrast that to the scores of people Everytown contacted<\/a> in both chambers plus the executive branch on the same bill.<\/p>\n

Park’s semi-annual report also says they sent a “Communication to the entire legislature” on bills A-763<\/strong><\/a>, A-1251<\/strong><\/a>, A-2690<\/strong><\/a>, S-1414<\/strong><\/a>, S-2277<\/strong><\/a> and S-2374<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 That’s a fancy way of saying they sent a letter in the mail or by courier.\u00a0 Legislators get tons of crap like that.\u00a0 It’s not the same as having a face-to-face sit down.\u00a0 Those aren’t hard to get, just call the office and make an appointment.\u00a0 I know as I’ve done it before.\u00a0 Meanwhile Everytown<\/a> and NYAGV<\/a> were busy meeting with the actual electeds and promoting other gun control bills as well.\u00a0 If someone were paying me $6K+ per month I’d go around to each office and not try phoning it in.<\/p>\n