Legislative News
Broome legislators pass resolution to oppose SAFE Act – Broome County legislative chambers reached capacity Thursday evening as concerned citizens filed in to applaud legislators in their decision to support a repeal of the NY SAFE Act. With a final vote...
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Gun control vote called “a disgrace” by Mayor Bloomberg – A fiery Mayor Bloomberg blasted Senators who voted against new gun control legislation, calling the vote “a disgrace” and adding”children lost.” The plan would...
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Albany police union blasts SAFE Act as ‘foolish’ – The Albany Police Officers Union is the latest to blast the state’s sweeping new gun control law, saying the so-called SAFE Act “violates fundamental constitutional rights” and is “unduly and purposely...
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Supreme Court declines to hear gun rights case – Staying out of the raging national debate over guns, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to weigh in on whether gun owners have a constitutional right to carry handguns outside the home. The court decided...
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Amherst man’s gun permit reinstated after error – David A. Lewis, a college librarian from Amherst, got his pistol permit reinstated Thursday and is getting his seven guns back soon, but not before touching off a new round of debate over Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s...
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Guns want to be free: what happens when 3D printing and crypto-anarchy collide? – Cyberculture icon Stewart Brand’s famous notion that “information wants to be free” has been an almost ubiquitous refrain ever since utopian-minded hackers began populating...
