{"id":9446,"date":"2013-12-12T19:26:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T00:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=9446"},"modified":"2013-12-12T19:26:02","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T00:26:02","slug":"mixing-it-up-with-senator-klein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=9446","title":{"rendered":"Mixing it up with Senator Klein"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been with NYSRPA<\/a> for 13+ years and cannot recall a single instance where an elected official tried making a personal attack upon any gun rights activist.<\/p>\n

That is until now when for some reason Jeff Klein<\/a> decides to go off to a Times-Union reporter<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Tom King\u2019s recent remarks on the NY SAFE Act are insulting to all New Yorkers who understand we need smart gun control laws … Despite Tom King\u2019s opposition to some of the toughest gun control laws in the nation, New York is much safer today thanks to the NY SAFE Act … I think Tom King\u2019s time would be better spent figuring out ways to better protect New Yorkers from the scourge of gun violence that is shattering lives each and everyday …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Funny thing is, this is totally out of the blue. \u00a0There was just no reason for Klein to do this. \u00a0Someone must have put a bug up his ass.<\/p>\n

Here’s the response<\/a> I put together:<\/p>\n

The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association would like to respond to remarks made by State Senator Jeffrey Klein in a discussion with Times-Union reporter Casey Seiler on Wednesday. Specifically, we would like to address this statement made by Senator Klein:<\/p>\n

“… Despite [NYSRPA’s] opposition to some of the toughest gun control laws in the nation, New York is much safer today thanks to the NY SAFE Act …”<\/em><\/p>\n

Apparently Senator Klein has been too preoccupied with other things lately to notice that the New York City chapter of the National Organization for Women disagrees with him. In a report filed by WCBS 880’s Monica Miller on Tuesday<\/a>, NOW-NYC president Sonia Ossorio said that reported rapes have gone up 57 percent since 2009.<\/p>\n

“There is a reason guns are often called the great equalizer,”<\/em> said NYSRPA President Thomas King. “Firearms put women on equal footing with men and give them the ability to defend themselves against aggressors who are generally larger and stronger than they are. Instead of empowering women, Senator Klein has made it more difficult for women to have access to the best and most effective means of personal protection. The results speak for themselves.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n