{"id":8101,"date":"2013-04-12T14:51:17","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T18:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=8101"},"modified":"2013-04-12T14:51:17","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T18:51:17","slug":"trying-to-buy-off-gun-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=8101","title":{"rendered":"Trying to buy off gun owners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gov. Cuomo<\/a> appears to be trying a time-honored Tammany<\/a> tactic of buying votes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“As Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to face heat from firearm-rights supporters and conservatives for the state\u2019s January gun-control laws, his administration is launching a new grant program<\/a> for shooting ranges across the state.\u00a0 The state Department of Environmental Conservation<\/a> on Wednesday launched the grant program, which will distribute $65,000 in 2013 to non-profit or municipal ranges in New York, Commissioner Joseph Martens announced Wednesday.\u00a0 It\u2019s funded with federal firearms tax money<\/a> required to be used for educational programs …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

First off, while $65K may seem like a lot of money if you’re trying to buy the Republican nomination for NYC mayor<\/a>, it’s really chump change.\u00a0 I believe FNRA<\/a> doles out over $1 million per year in the state for various shooting programs.<\/p>\n

Second, and more importantly, this is not<\/span> a new program.\u00a0 NYSRPA<\/a> and others have asked for this for years and DEC had some sort of program for giving out money in place several years ago.<\/p>\n