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[...]The Senate is getting ready to take up a national CCW reciprocity amendment possibly as early as today or tomorrow.
The antis are not happy:
… “What’s good for Nevada isn’t good for New York,” said Schimel, a Democrat, adding, “We have rules specific to New York for [...]
The Post interviews DA-hopeful Richard Aborn. Some highlights:
“… Aborn said that if elected, his priority will be preventing crime. “It’s our job to think of every single obstacle we can put up to prevent people from becoming violent,” he said. That’s why Aborn — the key strategist behind [...]
According to Newsday:
“New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s record-shattering campaign has spent another $18 million, for a total of more than $36 million this year. The campaign released the billionaire’s latest spending report Friday, ahead of a campaign finance filing deadline next week. The [...]
The Post is reporting Sen. Pedro Espada is going back to caucus with the Democrats. Start calling the Senate again about the antigun bills, especially microstamping.
[...]Several gunnies are going to testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor next week including former NRA President Sandy Froman, Dr. Stephen Halbrook and Dr. David Kopel so you know the gun issue is going to be a hot [...]
NYSRPA is leading an effort in organizing the State Associations in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in an effort to get the court to hear National Rifle Association v. City of Chicago. Here is our press release.
33 States (not including New York) have [...]
There’s a stink brewing over the Obamanation’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to SCOTUS.
Chris Cox says NRA has “very serious concerns.” Now “a group of 26 conservative leaders of the gun-rights movement have called upon the Senate not to confirm the Supreme Court nominee” [...]
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is in this promo video from MAIG.
Technorati Tags: Mayor Byron Brown, Mayors Against Illegal Guns
[...]I rarely agree with the Times, but they are dead on with their article, “Democratic Lock Seen on 2013 Albany Senate“:
“Albany gridlock got you down? Well, worry no longer, the end is in sight — the State Senate should be back in business by 2013. An analysis of [...]
Another uninspiring prospect: Draft Rudy Giuliani for Governor of New York State in 2010.
Technorati Tags: Rudy Giuliani
[...]Looks like Rick Lazio will be running for governor next year. Why? The NY GOP is really desperate. Is anyone really interested in seeing him make a political comeback? I doubt it.
Lazio’s record on guns is at best a D-. He even made comments a few [...]
Senator ‘Sluggo’ Parker pulls no verbal punches according to PolitickerNY:
… State Senator Kevin Parker, an indicted Brooklyn Democrat who this morning was quoted saying he didn’t believe David Paterson would be elected in 2010, just told reporters Paterson is a “coke snorting, staff-banging governor.” …Not bad, though [...]
Clown college is still in session in Albany.
Gov. Paterson is threatening the Senate which doesn’t seem to be going over very well. He even brought up gay marriage for some reason which is going to further piss off another Democrat Senator [...]
The NY Law Journal has some background on Richard Aborn and his campaign for Manhattan D.A. in their article “Aborn Highlights Experience as Advocate and Analyst of Criminal Justice Policy Issues.” His relevant antigun experience:
“… Mr. Aborn first became active in criminal justice policy during a campaign for [...]The chaos in the Senate shows no signs of abating. On the plus side it’s keeping microstamping at bay. On the negative, permanent rifle hunting for Madison Co. is also being held up.
Both sides look bad. The Democrats are complaining that they aren’t in charge. That’s their [...]
Gov. Paterson is calling the Senate back tomorrow for a special session. Meanwhile, Eric Schneiderman wants them back to push his microstamping bill:
“… As you have probably heard by now, on June 8 – as the Senate began an historic end-of-session push to pass reform [...]Legislative Report #13 is now online. The legislature is scheduled to go into recess next week, but with the Senate mess unresolved who knows. Just keep calling your reps. plus the squishy ones so that no backroom deals are cut.
[...]The so-called bipartisan coalition is falling apart in the Senate. Liz Benjamin has the story. It’s only a matter of time before it goes back to 32-30 and when it does microstamping will be back on the agenda.
[...]Final coverage from NRA Blog:
NYSRPA Meeting: more to come! NYSRPA Meeting vendor: OC Ducks Unlimited NYSRPA shout out to Chicken Willie NYSRPA Annual Meeting: NRAblog reflectsSome media coverage from MidHudsonNews.com, “Schiff named top cop of the year“:
“Sullivan County Sheriff Michael Schiff was named New York State’s [...]Yesterday’s annual meeting at WRGC was a success. The guys at the club put on a first class chicken BBQ. NRA Pres. Ron Schmetis was guest speaker along with Cam Edwards from NRANews.com. We made some money for the PAC and I got to shoot an [...]
Richard Aborn got a few more endorsements from the antis:
“… Richard Aborn, the race’s endorsement leader, got the nod from Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-L.I.), along with the Million Mom March and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence … McCarthy pointed to Aborn’s track record on gun [...]Middletown Mayor Marlinda Duncanson has joined Bloomberg’s MAIG group. According to MidHudsonNews.com:
“… she said she supports an effort to place indentifying marks on individual firearms. “The micro-stamping is when gun manufacturers will print the serial number on the guns and then they also begin – probably in [...]It is my understanding Queens DA Richard Brown is pushing Frank Padvan to get behind the microstamping bill.
[...]The Republicans are back in control of the State Senate after two Democrat defections. Dale Volker is back as head of Codes. That should keep the antigun bills from moving any further at least for now. However, new rules have been created for how the Senate [...]
There is chaos in the Senate as it appears that two Democrats have joined with the GOP to oust Malcolm Smith as Majority Leader.
That should bottle up the gun control bills and a lot of other crap for the rest of the session.
[...]Everybody needs to make a final push to keep the microstamping bill off the Senate floor or after January 1, 2011, no sale or transfer from any dealer or manufacturer of any pistol made after 1/1/2011 to anyone in New York. They don’t just want it on the firing pin, [...]
The antis held a press conference in Albany this morning to promote microstamping. The Bradys, NYAGV and Josh Sugerman were there. They kept us out. They even barred Assemblyman Greg Ball from the room.
Here’s our press release on the subject:
The State Senate is currently [...]
The microstamping bill S-4397 has been Reported.
The Rome Sentinel has a story in yesterdays paper quoting two local Senators:
“… Sen. Joseph A. Griffo, R-47, Rome, would consider supporting microstamping if it was proven to work on the manufacturing scale that supporters want, but [...]
S-4397, Requires semiautomatic pistols manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition, has been added to the Senate Codes Committee agenda for Tuesday June 2 @ 10:30am.
[...]Gov. Paterson is offering up the idea of “recertifying” pistol license holders every 5 years. Essentially, the counites would run NICs checks on everyone on their license list every 5 years. It would not do what Amy Paulin & Eric Schneiderman want which is renewable [...]
The Albany Co. legislature held a public hearing last night on the proposed ammo registration bill Local Law “A” of 2009. According to Tom 5 people showed up in favor of it and a couple hundred came and spoke out against it. Today’s Times Union reports on [...]
Ken Blackwell opines on Obama’s SCOUTS pick, “Obama Declares War on America’s Gun Owners With Supreme Court Pick“:
“… She is one of only three federal appellate judges in America to issue a court opinion saying that the Second Amendment does not apply to states. The case was [...]
Carolyn McCarthy lost and she knows it. Lots of good stuff from the AP piece “Liberals ask how they lost gun, Guantanamo votes“:
“Frustrated liberals are asking why a Democratic-controlled Congress and White House can’t manage to close the Guantanamo prison or keep new gun-rights laws from passing … [...]
Rick Lazio is contemplating a political comeback. According to Daily Politics:
“Former Long Island Rep. Rick Lazio today took the first formal step toward a 2010 run for governor by filing paperwork with the state Board of Elections to create a new campaign committee. Lazio 2010 Inc. is [...]
Interesting article from The Hill, “Top Lobbyists: Grassroots“:
“Running an effective grassroots lobbying campaign is about more than sending e-mails. Staff in-boxes are too full and messages are too easily deleted. But making sure members know that the people back home care about a particular issue can make or break [...]
Assembly Agriculture, Tuesday
A-6077, Includes wildlife animals as those subject to the animal cruelty provisions.Assembly Tourism, Wednesday
A-7183B, Prohibits the possession of concealed firearms in any park, campground or other recreation area.Senate EnCon, Tuesday
S-5500, Extends the provisions of rifle hunting in Madison county. [...]
The antis are upset over their recent loss in Congress.
Whining from Carolyn McCarthy:
“… Many Democrats expressed outrage at how the gun measure had been enacted. “I am incredibly disappointed that this well-meaning bill has been hijacked and used as a political tool ramming a [...]
Schimel & Schneiderman are trying to drum up some Republican support for their microstamping proposal in the form of Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente. From his press release:
“Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. today announced his support for ammunition microstamping … “I fully support this [...]
Congress passed a bill with an amendment allowing guns in national parks and it doesn’t look as if Obama is going to fight it.
Of course, the NYS legislature reacted by amending their bill today to prohibit that, A-7183B/S-4753A.
[...]There are some quotes from me & Tom in Gotham Gazette’s “New York’s Gun Battle.” They mangled my comment that a greater proportion of state legislators commit violent crimes than pistol license holders do.
[...]No gun bills are on the Senate Codes agenda for next week. Keep calling/faxing/e-mailing the Senate.
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According to Richard Aborn, I’m “one of the gun lobby allies.”
Thanks, I appreciate the compliment Dick. In fact, I like it so much I’m going to use it to raise money at your expense. Click on the graphic below to make a donation [...]
According to today’s Times Union:
“Former New York health commissioner and U.S. surgeon general Antonia Novello is scheduled to be arraigned this morning in Albany County court for alleged criminal acts during her state service … Accusations of misuse of state employees and a warped sense [...]
Richard Aborn has picked up a couple more endorsements in his run for Manhattan D.A. The Daily Politics reports:
“… Assembly Member Richard N. Gottfried today endorsed Richard Aborn for Manhattan District Attorney, hailing Aborn’s work as an experienced manager who will make Manhattan safer while protecting the [...]
Political notes:
Greg Ball announced he’s running for Congress in CD-19. Dan and I were at his annoucement yesterday inYorktown. The Journal News has the story. Our endorsement for Mike Schiff is mentioned in the Sullivan County Democrat. The story isn’t online. ILA did an “orange card” [...]What’s up with the Matrix-style sunglasses?
Abby Spangler’s got her phony righteous indignation act down pat.
Now her look her scowl in the background.
Technorati Tags: Carolyn McCarthy, Abby Spangler, Paul Helmke
[...]Albany Councilman Dominick Calsolaro just lost the endorsement of the local Democrat committee, meaning he’ll likely have to get through a primary this fall. The TU’s Local Politics has the story.
Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person. Calsolaro is the guy whose been pushing all the antigun [...]
Legislative Report #10 is now online.
On next weeks legislative agenda:
Assembly Real Property Taxation Committee, Tuesday @ 1:00pm
A-5118, Grants a $100,000 real property tax exemption to conservation clubs and rod and gun clubs owning certain land having an assessed value of $500,000 or less.
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Fools on parade. The Daily News reports:
“… Mayor Bloomberg appeared at Gracie Mansion with Democratic state lawmakers to announce the formation of a New York chapter of State Legislators Against Illegal Guns. More than 50 Democratic state lawmakers have signed up to join the [...]
According to Newsday, Council Speaker Christine Quinn and colleagues are convening a gun-control summit in Harlem on June 3.
No doubt they’ll credit the success of the Sullivan Law for keeping the city the crime-free utopia it’s known for.
Technorati Tags: Christine Quinn, [...]
From her website, “Castle, McCarthy: It’s Time to Close the Gun Show Loophole“:
“Today, with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) kicked-off a campaign to pass The Gun Show Loophole Closing Act, legislation to require background checks on all [...]
The Epoch Times has a bit more on Richard Aborn in “Manhattan DA Candidate to Combat Gun Violence“:
“… Mr. Aborn was a key contributor to the development of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the Assault Weapons Ban. Mr. Aborn plans to work with the [...]
Richard Aborn, one of the Democrat candidates for Manhattan D.A., has release his “five-point plan for combating gun violence in Manhattan.” What a surprise, it’s a lot like the agenda from Gun Control Day ‘09. The Times reports:
“… The plan calls for a [...]
Our press release for Gun Control Day ‘09 has generated some positive press. In the Daily Messinger’s Cheers & Jeers we have this:
… A JEER … to the Democratic-led state Assembly, which seemed to take a backdoor approach to a difficult day of lobbying. Assembly leaders changed [...]
The video from Tuesday’s floor debates is now available on our website. It’s not of the highest quality, but is watchable. It’s in 3 pieces and you need RealPlayer to play it. I put them all into a single 162 Mb archive at [www.nysrpa.org].
Vote sheets are also available. [...]
A-7733A, Authorizes a court to revoke the firearms license and seize the weapons of certain individuals, has been Reported.
A-4320A, Requires the judge in a criminal proceeding or in a family court proceeding, upon issuance of an order of protection to inquire as to the possession of a firearm [...]
Amy Paulin and Eric Schneiderman are courting Tom Libous’ support for renewable pistol licenses. According to PolitickerNY, “Senate Dems Reach Out to an NRA-Approved Republican on a Gun Measure“:
“… “I know Eric spoke to him,” Paulin told me by phone. “He did say he had a [...]
The Journal News printed Marc’s response to Amy Paulin’s push for renewable pistol licenses as an op-ed in todays paper, “Our laws already ensure responsible gun ownership.“
[...]From Fox News 44, “Off-duty Buffalo police officer kills intruder“:
“Buffalo police say an off-duty officer has shot two intruders, killing one, after he caught them trying to break into his home. Authorities say the off-duty officer was home alone when he heard a commotion at his side door around [...]
In today’s Journal News, “Paulin sponsors bill requiring periodic renewal of handgun licenses“:
“When Jiverly Wong walked into a Binghamton immigrant services center this month and killed 13 people, he was legally permitted to have the 9 mm and .45-caliber handguns used in the rampage. But that might not have [...]
The Obamanation continues to drive gun sales in New York (see previous entries here and here.)
The Post-Standard asks, “Why the run on guns and ammo?“:
“Pistol permit applications are up in every local county, and attendance has increased at gun shows across the state. There’s a 40-name [...]
Congressman Eric Massa does not appear to want the deal with the gun issue. From the Star-Gazette, “Rep. Massa makes his case to voters“:
“… Massa’s Ellicottville town hall meeting - which lasted two hours - was one of a dozen no-questions-barred events he’s held in his congressional district [...]
Assembly Codes Committee, Tuesday 4/21 @ 11:00am
A-801A, Requires the renewal of firearms licenses after five years and the taking of a safety course outside the City of New York A-3076A, broadens provisions relating to eligibility for a firearms license A-3211A, bans the sale, use or possession of 50-caliber [...]New Yorkers Against Gun Violence held their annual “lie-in” yesterday in Times Squre. They demonstrated their outrage by lying down for 3 minutes. This idiocy doesn’t appear to have generated much press for them. The only place I found stories covering it were at The Epoch Times (never [...]
From the Buffalo News, “Fear about losing right to bear arms“:
“If the rash of mass shootings nationwide is leaving you thinking that there are too many guns in Buffalo and in America, just wait. Gun sales are booming nationwide — and in Erie County, applications for pistol permits are [...]
From April 1, WCAX-TV, “Man jailed with a gunshot wound after harassing ex-wife“:
“A 47-year-old man is in the Greene County jail with a gunshot wound after State Police say he showed up drunk at his estranged wife’s home and harassed her and her sister. Troopers got a call around [...]
Bills on the Assembly Codes agenda for Monday, April 6
A-1093, Requires the creation and imposition of restrictive commercial practices and stringent recordkeeping and reporting to prevent gun sales to criminals A-1326, Proscribes persons, firms or corporations engaged in retail business of selling firearms from selling, delivering or transferring [...]Utica Mayor David Roefaro joined MAIG last year. He seems to be trying to position himself as Little Bloomberg. From his March 31 State of the City Address:
“… Since taking office, I can proudly report that we have taken one illegal gun off the streets every week, that’s [...]
Assemblyman Daniel O’Donell (D-69) has endorsed Richard Aborn for Manhattan D.A. and took a shot at NRA in the process. Liz Benjamin reports on O’Donell’s annoucement:
… “Whether it’s taking on the NRA on guns, investigating police misconduct, or ensuring equal access to justice, Richard has shown [...]
According to the Times Herald-Record, “Gun purchases, permit numbers up“:
… “It’s blow-off-the-shelf sales,” said Dennis Serpi, owner of Master Class Shooters Supply in Monroe. “The whole country’s in a buying panic that can’t be controlled.” …
Does it have anything to do with Obama?
… “I don’t think there’s [...]
Legislative Report #7 is now online.
Gun Control Day ‘09 looks like it will take place the week of April 27 so mark your calendars. Download RealPlayer if you want to see it live.
[...]Dick Nelson talks about gunnies supporting Jim Tedisco’s Congressional bid for the CD-20 seat in his latest column, “Sportsmen supporting Jim Tedisco.” Our endorsement is mentioned:
“… When giving the Republican candidate its endorsement, NYRPA president wrote: “Jim Tedisco is the only candidate with a proven [...]
The annual Gun Control Day looks like it will take place the week of April 27. Mark your calendars.
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