Posted on 12/21/2012 4:39:08 PM PST by neverdem
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Thursday that he had started discussions with leaders of the State Legislature about new gun control measures, and that he planned to propose a package of gun legislation in his State of the State address on Jan. 9.
Theres a big difference of opinion on these issues, Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, said in an interview on an Albany radio station.
The New York Assembly, controlled by Democrats, has voted for a number of proposed gun control measures in recent years, only to have the legislation falter in the Senate, which has been controlled by Republicans. (Starting next month, the Senate is to be led by a coalition of Republicans and a breakaway faction of Democrats.)
Mr. Cuomo, speaking on WGDJ-AM, said gun control had not recently been among the most discussed topics in the capital, so he had reached out to lawmakers to gauge where they stood before he...
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He added that he was focusing his attention on changing state laws restricting the possession of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. The governor described the states existing ban on those items as having more holes than Swiss cheese.
I dont think legitimate sportsmen are going to say, I need an assault weapon to go hunting, he said. At the same time, he noted that he owns a shotgun that he has used for hunting, and said, There is a balance here I understand the rights of gun owners; I understand the rights of hunters.
In the interview, Mr. Cuomo did not offer specifics about the measures he might propose, but, while discussing assault weapons, he said: Confiscation could be an option. Mandatory sale to the state could be an option. Permitting could be an option keep your gun but permit it....
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Look at the murder rates decline after Pataki signed death penalty legislation in 1995!
By the way if the Newton shooter were to have been arrested, Connecticut has no death penalty, they repealed it this year, so he would get three squares and a warm bed for the rest of his life.
Coumo is a mobbed up douchebag and petty dictator wannabe like the Mayor of NYC.
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OK let’s see how well he does going door to door confiscating guns in Harlem.
“...the right of the people to hunt shall not be infringed...”
Coumos father has the blood of at least 12,000 murder victims on his hands with his veto of the death penalty in NY for 12 years in a row.
That’s a fact, and his son and that tyrant in Gracie Mansion are doing their level best to get NYC back up to 2000 murders a year by going after citizens trying to protect themselves and letting the criminals run wild.
Andrew, Andrew, Andrew.....I will not give up any of my AR’s no matter what any new law says. If you think that I am going to voluntarily surrender them, you have lost what’s left of your small mind.
Their lack of reverence for the constitution should be alarming to anyone who still considers themself an American and should serve as a perfect example of why we have a second amendment in the first place. If this is their attitude when there is shared power, imagine their actions when they have ALL the power. Come and take them. We’ll be right behind you.
So what will they do after all the ARs are gone when some lunatic kills a bunch of 6 year olds with a 14 shot lever action? Then after they ban that someone uses a gallon of gasoline and a match?
Confiscation? Not in America, you stupid sonofabitch.
Look up the Happyland Massacre sometime. A gallon of gas and a match is exactly what was used. 84 dead.
They did it during Katrina and got away with it. Surprised they didn’t do it during Sandy too.
They did it during Katrina and got away with it. Surprised they didn’t do it during Sandy too.
I guess he wants dead people.
Once again. The Second Amendment ain’t about duck hunting.
If they do this the states around them need to put up barricades to keep the New Yorkers in. Don’t let them into the other states and just let the criminals teach them a lesson.
I am sick and tired of lousy, liberal politicians who keep tying gun ownership rights to hunting. The 2nd Amendment has absolutely NOTHING to do with hunting... but the problem is, if those same politicians were to admit what the 2nd Amendment is REALLY about - they would wake up a bunch of folks who are just as ignorant... that the right is about national defense - from threats both foreign and domestic.
At the very worst they could try confiscation but that would lead to a mass exodus. All of the northeast U S disarmed? Just the manpower to pull that off is incredible. Sorry, I just don’t think it’s possible.
“My friend on Facebook posted a very disturbing image she saw on Occupy Wall Streets facebook page...”
Sarah, don’t concern yourself over a page posted by the squeaking mice at occupy wall street. Tuck yourself into bed and enjoy a good night’s sleep.
People sleep peaceably in their beds tonight because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
Have a blessed and joyous Christmas, dear lady.
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Bloomberg: No One Has Defended the Second Amendment as Much as I Have(XX BARF)
Public Puts Mental Health, More Police above Gun Control
The New Racial-Derangement Syndrome - What happened to Obamas post-racial America? (VDH)
John Kerry: Global Warming Is The Next 9/11 (Aug. 31, 2009)
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