{"id":8469,"date":"2013-05-21T08:13:55","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T12:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=8469"},"modified":"2013-05-21T08:13:55","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T12:13:55","slug":"cuomo-threatening-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=8469","title":{"rendered":"Cuomo threatening police"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following up my previous post<\/a>, the Times Union reports, “Sheriffs: Cuomo asked for silence<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

“The sheriffs thought they were being summoned to the Capitol to discuss ideas for changes to New York’s gun control law, the SAFE Act. \u00a0Instead,\u00a0Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/a> told them to keep quiet … In January, the New York State Sheriffs’ Association<\/a> wrote Cuomo with an analysis, and later suggested tweaks. \u00a0Cuomo invited its leaders to the Capitol last month … The group included Sheriffs’ Association Executive Director Peter Kehoe and Chemung County Sheriff Christopher Moss … Instead, Cuomo pushed the sheriffs to stop publicly speaking out against the act, Moss said. \u00a0“The governor was of the opinion that the sheriffs around the state should not be interjecting their personal opinions in reference to the law,” Moss said, adding that Cuomo said sheriffs can’t do that and enforce the law. \u00a0One person briefed on the meeting said Cuomo threatened to remove sheriffs from office, a little-used power afforded the state’s chief executive under the state constitution … “<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is my understanding he’s trying a similar tactic with the state police<\/a>, either they keep quiet or he will not come to the table for their union contract negotiations.<\/p>\n