{"id":2310,"date":"2010-09-15T20:24:53","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T00:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2010-09-15T20:24:53","modified_gmt":"2010-09-16T00:24:53","slug":"helmke-on-paladino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=2310","title":{"rendered":"Helmke on Paladino"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Helmke on Paladino’s primary victory<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… In Delaware, New York, Nevada, Utah, Kentucky and Alaska, statewide candidates who reject common sense gun laws have won Republican primaries. Carl Paladino<\/a> in New York wants to repeal the state\u2019s assault weapons law …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He must be referring to the mailing the campaign did<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… A letter to prospective 58,000 gun owners\u2014based on NRA<\/a> records and state gun records and licenses\u2014says “the restriction of our firearm rights went too far under Governor George Pataki<\/a> and Assembly boss Sheldon Silver<\/a>,” who it notes later is from New York City. It also calls the recent micro-stamping bill “more Liberal, feel-good claptrap.” …” <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is why he won the GOP primary over the objection of party bosses.<\/p>\n