{"id":29510,"date":"2025-06-12T18:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T22:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=29510"},"modified":"2025-06-12T18:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T22:25:10","slug":"a-first-for-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=29510","title":{"rendered":"A first for New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time I can recall an elected official from New York has actually called for people to exercise their 2A<\/a> rights for self-defense. Not a wishy-washy statement either.<\/p>\n

The Post reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“A City Council member from Queens is urging her constituents to arm themselves following a terrifying home invasion in which robbers posing as Amazon drivers tied up a family and snatched thousands of dollars in cash, according to cops. Republican Vickie Paladino<\/a> offered to help residents in her district \u2014 which covers Whitestone, where the ordeal took place \u2014 obtain gun permits in light of the break-in Monday morning. \u201cI want to remind my constituents that New Yorkers have a constitutional right to protect themselves,\u201d Paladino said in a statement. \u201cI urge my constituents to avail themselves of their rights under the Second Amendment<\/a>; my office is always available to assist constituents with obtaining firearm permits for premises or concealed carry,\u201d she said Tuesday.<\/strong> …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Outstanding.<\/p>\n