{"id":21686,"date":"2020-05-08T16:51:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T20:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=21686"},"modified":"2020-05-08T20:49:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T00:49:12","slug":"primary-candidates-for-rockland-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=21686","title":{"rendered":"Primary candidates for Rockland Senate seat"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pearl River Patch reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Backed by an overwhelming vote of our membership, the Orangetown Democratic Committee<\/a> has endorsed Nyack Village Trustee Elijah Reichlin-Melnick for State Senate<\/a> in the upcoming June 23 District 38<\/a> Democratic Primary. Reichlin-Melnick is an elected Nyack Village Trustee, and is also the legislative director for State Senator James Skoufis<\/a>, who represents north Rockland and Orange County …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is his position on 2A?<\/p>\n

From his campaign website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Working to end the gun violence epidemic and protect our families<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The gun violence epidemic has taken thousands of lives in communities across the nation and impacts all of us. Children, teachers, and parents now live in fear that deadly violence could shatter the safety of our schools. We must do more to end the threat of gun violence. Elijah is committed to fighting for public safety measures that will protect New Yorkers from gun violence including a ban on 3D-printed \u201cghost guns,\u201d stricter measures to keep guns out of the hands of individuals with a history of mental illness or domestic violence, and more funding for school security measures such as a silent panic alarm in every school that links to local law enforcement.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other Democrat candidates include Clarkstown Town Clerk Justin Sweet<\/a>, Spring Valley village Trustee Eudson Francois<\/a>, and Vladimir Leon<\/a>.\u00a0 I am unaware of their position on gun issues.<\/p>\n

GOP<\/a> candidates include William Weber<\/a> and Matthew Weinberg<\/a>.\u00a0 I can find nothing for either of them as well.<\/p>\n

Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1 in the district so whomever wins the primary will likely go on to win the general.\u00a0 Reichlin-Melnick and Sweet are the only two with active election committees and the former holds a slight fundraising advantage.\u00a0 It comes down to these two.\u00a0 Make the call.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> I have been informed Sweet is a member of the Pearl River Gun Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n