Paterson to Grannis: ‘You’re fired’

Paterson to Grannis: ‘You’re fired’ — Using the catch phrase from the hit TV show The Apprentice, state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Alexander “Pete” Grannis joined the ranks of the unemployed last Thursday, following in the...

Seward Receives NRA Endorsement

Seward Receives NRA Endorsement — The National Rifle Association (NRA), has announced their endorsement of State Senator James L. Seward (R/C/I-Oneonta) in his campaign for re-election. Along with the endorsement, the NRA also awarded Senator Seward an “A+”...

Mayor Ryan Joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Mayor Ryan Joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns — Mayor Matt Ryan has joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns in releasing Trace the Guns: The Link Between Gun Laws and Interstate Gun Trafficking, a report analyzing 2009 crime gun trace data from the Bureau of Alcohol,...

Andrew Cuomo and the Gunmaker Litigation

Andrew Cuomo and the Gunmaker Litigation — There are many reasons to be glum about the impending coronation of dynastic heir Andrew Cuomo, now leading in the New York governor’s race against a GOP opponent (Carl Paladino) who at first polled decently but has...

Aubertine: One of Us, Standing Up for All of Us

Aubertine: One of Us, Standing Up for All of Us — The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association issued its ratings today, giving State Sen. Darrel J. Aubertine its highest score of an “A” for his defense of our Second Amendment Rights—the only...

ABA Pushing Microstamping

Hidden Threat to Second Amendment — Recently the American Bar Association published a report urging: [F]ederal, state … governments to enact laws requiring that all newly-manufactured semi-automatic pistols be fitted with microstamping technology which would...