Gun Legislation & Politics in New York http://blog.nysrpa.org Legislation, politics, and news for New York gun owners Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:51:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Legislative Report #15 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GunLegislationPoliticsInNewYork/~3/vsycmhpkrsQ/ http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2435#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:51:01 +0000 Jacob http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2435 Legislative Report #15 is now online. The Senate has finally gone into recess so hopefully this will be the last update until next year.

]]> http://blog.nysrpa.org/?feed=rss2&p=2435 0 http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2435 Good news from Glock http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GunLegislationPoliticsInNewYork/~3/bvNh36isL8A/ http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2432#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:12 +0000 Jacob http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2432 Q2 sales from Glock are up a record 71%.

]]> http://blog.nysrpa.org/?feed=rss2&p=2432 0 http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2432 Senate in session today http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GunLegislationPoliticsInNewYork/~3/JCSNzLHUesE/ http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2430#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:16:01 +0000 Jacob http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2430 The Senate is supposed to be in session today. The new microstamping bill S-6005 is not on the active list of bills as of this moment. Keep calling your reps. until they finally go into recess for the year.

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]]> http://blog.nysrpa.org/?feed=rss2&p=2428 0 http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2428 Post interviews Aborn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GunLegislationPoliticsInNewYork/~3/nhxoeOABM9s/ http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2423#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:58:13 +0000 Jacob http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2423 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 the Brady gun-control law and the national assault-weapons ban — said he has always been so attracted to gun-control regulation …”

“… Aborn wants to start an interstate task force to control the flow of weapons coming into New York, which could also be used to stop sex trafficking. “I want to go after guns at the source, starting up and down I-95,” he said …”

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]]> http://blog.nysrpa.org/?feed=rss2&p=2423 0 http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2423 Cash is king http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GunLegislationPoliticsInNewYork/~3/8-StzyLRzHw/ http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2420#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:26:33 +0000 Jacob http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2420 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 report shows he spent $18 million from May 12 to July 11. Bloomberg is seeking a third term this fall. The mayor’s net worth is estimated at $16.5 billion by Forbes magazine …”

]]> http://blog.nysrpa.org/?feed=rss2&p=2420 0 http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2420 Legislative Report #14 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GunLegislationPoliticsInNewYork/~3/NrERDn8yICs/ http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2418#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:57:23 +0000 Jacob http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2418 Legislative Report #14 is now online.

]]> http://blog.nysrpa.org/?feed=rss2&p=2418 0 http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2418 Espada back to caucus with Democrats http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GunLegislationPoliticsInNewYork/~3/2CK5iNiF14M/ http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2416#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:28:25 +0000 Jacob http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2416 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.

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]]> http://blog.nysrpa.org/?feed=rss2&p=2413 0 http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2413 Helping to get the 2nd incorporated http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GunLegislationPoliticsInNewYork/~3/AwrNEV1PQ4U/ http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2411#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:52:45 +0000 Jacob http://blog.nysrpa.org/?p=2411 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 already filed supportive briefs as has the Cato Institute.

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