{"id":28668,"date":"2024-08-14T17:27:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T21:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=28668"},"modified":"2024-08-14T17:27:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T21:27:35","slug":"newsbits-426","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=28668","title":{"rendered":"Newsbits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday&#8217;s Newsbits:<\/p>\n<p>Elections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/08\/06\/tim-walz-sleeps-just-fine-with-fs-from-the-nra-gun-lobby-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Walz says he sleeps \u2018just fine\u2019 with F\u2019s from the NRA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/life\/2024\/08\/tim-walz-vance-harris-service-military-guns.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fudds of America, Unite<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/letitia-james-gifts-kamala-harris-debate-boost-1939109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letitia James Win Gifts Kamala Harris Debate Boost: Prosecutor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jurisprudence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/press-release\/2024\/attorney-general-james-takes-action-protect-regulations-gun-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Regulations on Gun Sales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Legislation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourtownny.com\/news\/legislators-push-for-smart-guns-to-keep-stolen-weapons-from-being-fired-by-criminals-LN3539058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legislators Push for \u2018Smart Guns\u2019 to Keep Stolen Weapons from Being Fired by Criminals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NRA:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/06\/nyregion\/nra-trial-letitia-james-wayne-lapierre.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the N.R.A. Case, Wins and Losses for the Attorney General<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/nra-weakened-but-not-dead-after-yearslong-battle-with-ny-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NRA weakened \u2014 but not dead \u2014 after yearslong battle with NY attorney general<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Politics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/music\/news\/artist-for-action-prevent-gun-violence-trump-referencing-campaign-1236095626\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artist for Action to Prevent Gun Violence Launches Trump-Referencing New Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/applications-to-carry-guns-in-nyc-nj-are-surging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Applications to carry guns in NYC and NJ are surging<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gunpoliticsny.com%2F%3Fp%3D28668&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; 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