{"id":29536,"date":"2025-06-19T13:06:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=29536"},"modified":"2025-06-19T13:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:06:17","slug":"signs-signs-everywhere-are-signs-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=29536","title":{"rendered":"Signs, signs, everywhere are signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Councilmen <a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/district-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Erik Bottcher<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/district-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Julie Menin<\/a> decided to hold a presser this week on their bill, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/Legislation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">INT 1016-2024<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Proud to join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ebottcher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ebottcher<\/a> press conference ahead of our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCCouncil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYCCouncil<\/a> hearing on his bill requiring gun stores to display graphic imagery &amp; written warning signage  about dangers of keeping a firearm at home. Toys, pharmaceuticals, cigarettes and alcohol all have consumer warnings.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DDMW3YBCcK\">pic.twitter.com\/DDMW3YBCcK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julie Menin (@JulieMenin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulieMenin\/status\/1934986040261185872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p>From the bill text:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Every dealer in firearms and dealer in rifles and shotguns shall, in the place where rifles, shotguns, or firearms are displayed or where rifles, shotguns, or firearms are transferred to a purchaser, conspicuously post:<\/p>\n<p>1. A notice stating: \u201cA firearm in the home significantly increases the risk of suicide, homicide, death during domestic disputes, and unintentional deaths to children, household members, and others. If you or a loved one is experiencing distress or depression, call the Mobile Crisis Team at 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355) or the National Suicide Hotline at 988.\u201d Such notice shall be at least 8 inches by 11 inches and printed in no less than 36-point font, and shall be unobstructed in its entirety &#8230; Any person who violates subdivision b of this section shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 &#8230;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of him bloviating about it:<\/p>\n<p><center><div class='jwplayer' id='jwplayer-0'><\/div><script type='text\/javascript'>if(typeof(jQuery)==\"function\"){(function($){$.fn.fitVids=function(){}})(jQuery)};jwplayer('jwplayer-0').setup({\"aspectratio\":null,\"width\":480,\"height\":270,\"primary\":\"html5\",\"image\":\"\/images\/blackbox.jpg\",\"file\":\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/video\/erikbottcher06172025.mp4\"});\n<\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Both these morons are too arrogant and stupid to accept that the <strong>main reason people buy guns is because they are dangerous<\/strong>.  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