{"id":27353,"date":"2023-08-08T12:29:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=27353"},"modified":"2023-08-08T12:29:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:29:25","slug":"get-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=27353","title":{"rendered":"Get involved"},"content":{"rendered":"

City & State reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Thursday, the Brooklyn Democratic Party<\/a> will hold its official judicial convention to determine which candidates should receive the party\u2019s all-important endorsement for Supreme Court judge. There are 16 people competing to become judges on the Supreme Court \u2013 which despite the name is the state\u2019s main trial court, hearing criminal cases involving felony charges and civil cases where more than $25,000 is at stake \u2013 but only six vacancies on the court to fill … The real decision-making happened Tuesday night in the back room of Nick\u2019s Lobster House<\/a> in Marine Park, where the Brooklyn Democratic Party\u2019s executive committee \u2013 a group of 44 unpaid district leaders, two for each of the borough\u2019s 22 Assembly districts \u2013 got together and held an informal vote to decide which six candidates should receive the nomination …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is the reality of politics and why 2A<\/a> advocates need to be involved with their local Republican and Democrat party: Go to their events and fundraisers, be a part of the candidate selection and election process.<\/p>\n