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Like the famous witches of Shakespeare’s "Macbeth," I see The Shooters Committee on Political Education (SCOPE), New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA) and the National Rifle Association (NRA) dancing around their cauldron chanting, “Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble,” in the hope that they’ll conjure up a magic potion that will bring about the repeal of the SAFE Act and a newfound sanity to the gun control debate.
I don’t care how many fillets of a fenny snake, eyes of newt, and toes of frog they toss into the stew, I don’t think there is even a glimmer of hope in that regard.
The whole gun control issue is, and will continue to be, spun out of control for the foreseeable future. And, all the homebrew remedies Albany manages to cook up to “fix the problem of gun violence” will not change a couple of indelible facts: The people with nefarious intent will continue to do their dirty deeds and the law-abiding gun owner will continue to be punished for crimes they haven’t and would never commit
So far, the SAFE is not shaping up to be a deterrent, either to the criminals who ignore it, nor to the lawmakers who feel compelled to improve upon it. There is no evidence to date that would suggest that the SAFE Act has had an impact on crime way or the other, although it has made a goodly number of honest citizens look like criminals
Now, the latest ruse, two bills introduced in the Senate and Assembly — S7133A and A8976B — will enact "extreme risk protection orders" in New York.
SCOPE, in a letter to its members, reports the sponsors claim that the new law will help prevent gun violence before tragedy occurs by empowering family members, household members, police officers and district attorneys to request court orders preventing someone from possessing or purchasing guns if a judge finds they are likely to harm themselves or others.
The two bills haven’t made it completely through the process and the Governor has already offered an amendment. He wants to add educators — teachers, school administrators — and other school personnel to the list of those eligible to seek the orders. All the petitioner has to do is make the claim that a particular individual is likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to himself, herself or others.
That sounds reasonable. But, is it?
Gun owners need beware. I sense that more of your civil rights are about to be stripped away.
I could cite case after case in which school administrators, teachers and others in positions of authority have made insane decisions. I recall a case in which a kindergartner was expelled from school because they brought a plastic knife and fork to school to eat their lunch.
More at ...Conners: Gun owners should be wary of latest state bills
Like the famous witches of Shakespeare’s "Macbeth," I see The Shooters Committee on Political Education (SCOPE), New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA) and the National Rifle Association (NRA) dancing around their cauldron chanting, “Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble,” in the hope that they’ll conjure up a magic potion that will bring about the repeal of the SAFE Act and a newfound sanity to the gun control debate.
I don’t care how many fillets of a fenny snake, eyes of newt, and toes of frog they toss into the stew, I don’t think there is even a glimmer of hope in that regard.
The whole gun control issue is, and will continue to be, spun out of control for the foreseeable future. And, all the homebrew remedies Albany manages to cook up to “fix the problem of gun violence” will not change a couple of indelible facts: The people with nefarious intent will continue to do their dirty deeds and the law-abiding gun owner will continue to be punished for crimes they haven’t and would never commit
So far, the SAFE is not shaping up to be a deterrent, either to the criminals who ignore it, nor to the lawmakers who feel compelled to improve upon it. There is no evidence to date that would suggest that the SAFE Act has had an impact on crime way or the other, although it has made a goodly number of honest citizens look like criminals
Now, the latest ruse, two bills introduced in the Senate and Assembly — S7133A and A8976B — will enact "extreme risk protection orders" in New York.
SCOPE, in a letter to its members, reports the sponsors claim that the new law will help prevent gun violence before tragedy occurs by empowering family members, household members, police officers and district attorneys to request court orders preventing someone from possessing or purchasing guns if a judge finds they are likely to harm themselves or others.
The two bills haven’t made it completely through the process and the Governor has already offered an amendment. He wants to add educators — teachers, school administrators — and other school personnel to the list of those eligible to seek the orders. All the petitioner has to do is make the claim that a particular individual is likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to himself, herself or others.
That sounds reasonable. But, is it?
Gun owners need beware. I sense that more of your civil rights are about to be stripped away.
I could cite case after case in which school administrators, teachers and others in positions of authority have made insane decisions. I recall a case in which a kindergartner was expelled from school because they brought a plastic knife and fork to school to eat their lunch.
More at ...Conners: Gun owners should be wary of latest state bills
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