{"id":624,"date":"2010-01-10T09:09:49","date_gmt":"2010-01-10T14:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=624"},"modified":"2010-01-10T09:09:49","modified_gmt":"2010-01-10T14:09:49","slug":"news-of-the-day-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=624","title":{"rendered":"News of the day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite popular demand, the state legislature reconvenes Monday morning for the second half of the 2009-10 session.<\/p>\n

Nominations for the \u201cCNY Sportsman of the Year\u201d <\/em>are being sought<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This Thursday the DEC<\/a> will be holding a “Sportsman and Conservation Group Conference”<\/a><\/em> in Albany. \u00a0No, I didn’t get an invitation.<\/p>\n

NRA’s response<\/a> to MAIG’s “Blueprint for Federal Action”<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Fortunately, Bloomberg\u2019s latest effort has been mostly ignored by legislators and the media …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NYPD denies a pistol license<\/a> to detective:<\/p>\n

“An NYPD<\/a> detective who risked his life to infiltrate the Mafia has been stripped of the right to carry a firearm because of a line-of-duty injury … After suffering serious injuries in an on-duty car accident, [Rick] Cowan had a shunt put in his head – a device that carries a small risk of complications if he suffers a blow to the head. Department officials are concerned that if Cowan lost consciousness, he would be unable to safeguard his firearm and consigned him to its “no carry” list …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s stupid.<\/p>\n

“… “He’s being deprived of a firearm for no logical reason,” said his lawyer, Jeffrey Goldberg …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, gee, so are ordinary citizens in NYC.<\/p>\n