{"id":22460,"date":"2020-09-06T14:36:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T18:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=22460"},"modified":"2020-09-06T14:36:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T18:36:36","slug":"131st-assembly-candidates-on-2a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=22460","title":{"rendered":"131st Assembly candidates on 2A"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Daily Messenger has some information<\/a> on the candidates running in AD-131<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Another controversial issue \u2014 gun laws \u2014 sets the candidates apart. The SAFE Act<\/a>, passed in 2013 in the wake of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, prevents criminals and the dangerously mentally ill from buying guns, cracks down on illegal guns and bans the most dangerous assault weapons. Additional gun-control measures were passed last year that ban bump stocks<\/a>, allow people to seek a court order to ban dangerous people<\/a> from having guns, and bar school districts from letting teachers be armed<\/a>. [Republican Jeff Gallahan<\/a>] thinks the gun laws go too far and threaten law-abiding citizens. [Democrat Matt Miller<\/a>], who gained experience with firearms in the military, sees gun reform measures addressing public safety and not infringing on Second Amendment<\/a> rights. In stressing their key issues and strengths, Gallahan says he will fight to end bail reform, support the Second Amendment, and use his leadership and business skills to advocate for the district …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

FWIW, NRA<\/a> endorsed Gallahn and he has the support of the local SCOPE chapter<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

The district has a roughly 35K to 28K Republican enrollment advantage.<\/p>\n