{"id":20381,"date":"2019-10-24T09:44:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T13:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=20381"},"modified":"2019-10-24T09:44:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T13:44:13","slug":"sd-57-special-election-candidate-position-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=20381","title":{"rendered":"SD-57 special election candidate position statements"},"content":{"rendered":"

There will be a special election on November 5 to fill the vacant SD-57<\/a> seat. The candidates are Republican Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello<\/a> and Democrat Austin Morgan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Salamanca Press has brief position 2A statements<\/a> from both of them:<\/p>\n

“… Asked about the SAFE Act, Borrello said he supports outright repeal. \u201cIt is a horrible government overreach. Every single Democrat<\/a> voted for it. I stood up for gun rights.\u201d Morgan said that a Republican-controlled Senate<\/a> passed the SAFE Act. Majority Leader John Flanagan<\/a>, who supported Borello to the tune of $63,000, voted for the SAFE Act. There are some provisions that should be revised, he added …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Both candidates are correct, but points go to Morgan for correctly pointing out Flanagan and the Senate Republicans<\/a> are the ones who allowed the bill to be voted on.<\/p>\n

Borrello does not have anything gun related on his campaign website.\u00a0 Morgan’s has this<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Gun Rights – Fixing and cleaning up the SAFE Act, cutting red tape, protecting rights of home-defenders and hunters alike, common sense safety.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whenever you see the words “common sense” in connection to any discussion on 2A it means more gun control.<\/p>\n

So what do we have?<\/p>\n

Partisan B.S. from Borrello and a strong indication Morgan will go along with whatever antigun legislation comes up for a vote.<\/p>\n