Curmudgeon
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Aren't the NJSP much more openly anti gun than the NYSP? There's some pretty damning videos showing how hostile NJSP can be towards gun owners. I've never personally had any experience with them but I've never had a bad experience with the NYSP. All quite positive.
Well the unnamed person who responded in the article was likely the Public Information Officer at State HQ. That officer gets their talking points from the superintendent.
If you translate that to the NYSP, I'm guessing you'll get the same response from the NYSP PIO, who reports to the superintendent, who was cum holes childhood friend.
I'll bet money that most of the rank and file in both NY and NJ hate this shitz realize they may have a choice to make some day, and hope like hell it'll never happen.