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Legislative Report #18
Legislative Report #18 is now online (pdf).The state legislature is in recess and no other session days have been scheduled for the rest of the year.
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy may be the middleman in the gun-rights debate
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy may be the middleman in the gun-rights debate - It was the Supreme Court’s two hunting buddies — Elena Kagan and Antonin Scalia — who squared off last week when the divided court upheld criminal penalties for people who lie about their true...
Ulster County Sportsmen contribute to NYSRPA lawsuit against SAFE Act
Ulster County Sportsmen contribute to NYSRPA lawsuit against SAFE Act ALBANY, NY (06/16/2014)(readMedia)-- The Federated Sportsmen's Clubs of Ulster County (FSCUC) presented a check for $3000 to the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association at their annual members...
Skeet shooting competition helps fund high school scholarships
Skeet shooting competition helps fund high school scholarships - A line of men wearing protective ear wear stood getting direction from a firearms instructor. Holding shotguns, they were standing on a skeet-shooting range waiting for the clay pigeons to fly. ...
Ire over gun control lingers in upstate New York
Ire over gun control lingers in upstate New York - New York’s landmark gun control law opened a political fissure that’s still visible upstate. Polls have shown majority support for the SAFE Act spearheaded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo after the 2012 school shooting...
‘Wow’: Journalist Attempts to ‘Debunk’ Anti-Gun Group’s List of ‘School Shootings in America Since Sandy Hook’ — Here’s What He Found
‘Wow’: Journalist Attempts to ‘Debunk’ Anti-Gun Group’s List of ‘School Shootings in America Since Sandy Hook’ — Here’s What He Found - Everytown for Gun safety, an anti-gun group formed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and prominent gun control...
Wait for a pistol permit in Onondaga County drops
Wait for a pistol permit in Onondaga County drops - The wait for a pistol permit in Onondaga County has steadily gotten better since a logjam was created in the wake of the passage of the NY Safe Act. A year ago, it took 15 months get an appointment with the...
DOJ accused of targeting gun industry with ‘Choke Point’ program
DOJ accused of targeting gun industry with 'Choke Point' program - The Obama administration, after failing to get gun control passed on Capitol Hill, has resorted to using its executive power to try to put some in the firearms industry out of business, House...
Maloney Urges New Approach To Gun Violence Research
Maloney Urges New Approach To Gun Violence Research - Declaring it’s time for new avenues to probe gun violence, Congressmember Carolyn Maloney has introduced legislation to fund public health research to “understand this crisis”. Maloney...
House Dems consider guns action
House Dems consider guns action - House Democrats are considering attaching an amendment to an appropriations bill that would force stricter background checks for gun purchases. Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said top Democrats are in “discussions” on an amendment...