Posted on 12/22/2012 7:38:38 PM PST by Kaslin
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is getting his gun control proposals ready and they're looking pretty unconstitutional.
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 state’s existing ban on those items as having “more holes than Swiss cheese.”
“I don’t 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.”
Yes, Cuomo is actually suggesting authorities confiscate private property that belongs to law abiding Americans. He is also suggesting permitting these guns, which would put law abiding citizens into a data base and expose to criminals where they can go to steal guns for improper use.
The idiot maunderings of a lunatic such as this is why the Founders inaugurated a system of checks and balances.
He may wish to go bonkers, but there are a legislature and a system of justices behind him which will not follow suit.
""And when they went after the 16oz sodas I didn't care because I didn't drink soda""
""And when they came for my guns there were no 16oz drinkers left to stop them""
OK bloomie, then you come on over and try to take my guns your own damn self
Does Young Andy realize that trying to take “arms” from law abiding owners can cause serious and sometimes lethal Pb injections. Like the Brits found out in the late 1700s. Concord is not just a grape!
A criminal threatening to take away law abiding citizens guns. REMEMBER HUD, REMEMBER, HOW WE GOT HERE!
I missed the “Hunting” reference in the 2nd Amendment....
And North Carolina. Yeah, they want to go back to nice safe nanny New York.
Yep - I wonder if these twits, who say that confiscation is on the table, realize that it the concept puts a whole lot of other things on the table as far as Freedom-Loving Citizens are concerned. They are either ignorant or consider Waco and Ruby Ridge to be good things...
why do people keep saying the second amendment is about sports? what does hunting have to do with the second amendment?
Every bit as stupid and arrogant as his daddy Mario.
What about Cuomo’s Mafia cousins? The Italian mafia will keep theirs!
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So to continue your thought....
Citizens should not be outgunned by their government.
Ii find it amazing that the people on the left will act like NAZIs at the drop of a hat and than freak out if they are called NAZIs while doing it.
“NYC residents better say Not on THIS table!”
This ‘proposal’ is for the entire state of NY, not NYC alone.
Yeah, if everyone had voted GOP then Michael Steele (who is criticizing the NRA) would have free reign. The GOP is dead, long live the GOP.
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