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New York Governor: Gun Confiscation on the Table
Townhall.com ^ | December 21, 2012 | Katie Pavlich

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.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government; US: New York
KEYWORDS: andrewcuomo; banglist; democrats; guncontrol; newyork; rkba; secondamendment
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To: Kaslin

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.


41 posted on 12/23/2012 2:26:57 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Kaslin
Grats Nazi, NY. You get what you voted for. Communism..

""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""

42 posted on 12/23/2012 2:48:00 AM PST by MaxMax (Gun free zones was the invitation to gun bans)
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To: Kaslin

OK bloomie, then you come on over and try to take my guns your own damn self


43 posted on 12/23/2012 3:17:37 AM PST by Joe Boucher ((FUBO))
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To: Red Steel

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!


44 posted on 12/23/2012 3:17:50 AM PST by GOYAKLA (Waiting for the Golden Screw to be removed from Obama's navel!)
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To: Kaslin

A criminal threatening to take away law abiding citizens guns. REMEMBER HUD, REMEMBER, HOW WE GOT HERE!


45 posted on 12/23/2012 3:54:05 AM PST by ronnie raygun (Being Breitbart)
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To: Kaslin

I missed the “Hunting” reference in the 2nd Amendment....


46 posted on 12/23/2012 4:31:50 AM PST by Kozak (The Republic is dead. I do not owe what we have any loyalty, wealth or sympathy.)
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To: zeestephen

And North Carolina. Yeah, they want to go back to nice safe nanny New York.


47 posted on 12/23/2012 4:35:34 AM PST by Kozak (The Republic is dead. I do not owe what we have any loyalty, wealth or sympathy.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

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...


48 posted on 12/23/2012 4:36:33 AM PST by trebb (Allies no longer trust us. Enemies no longer fear us.)
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To: Kaslin

why do people keep saying the second amendment is about sports? what does hunting have to do with the second amendment?


49 posted on 12/23/2012 4:42:16 AM PST by beebuster2000
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To: Kaslin

Every bit as stupid and arrogant as his daddy Mario.


50 posted on 12/23/2012 4:59:00 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Kaslin

What about Cuomo’s Mafia cousins? The Italian mafia will keep theirs!


51 posted on 12/23/2012 5:24:36 AM PST by GreatRoad (O < 0)
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52 posted on 12/23/2012 5:28:53 AM PST by PMAS (All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing)
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To: Joshua
The 2A was not to guarantee the hunter his rights, as you claim to understand. What you fail to grasp is it purpose to protect us from politicians like you and the tyrannical Government you want to impose on us.

So to continue your thought....
Citizens should not be outgunned by their government.

53 posted on 12/23/2012 5:51:50 AM PST by Ramcat (Thank You American Veterans)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

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.


54 posted on 12/23/2012 6:03:57 AM PST by jospehm20
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To: Eagle of Liberty; Joe Boucher

“NYC residents better say Not on THIS table!”

This ‘proposal’ is for the entire state of NY, not NYC alone.


55 posted on 12/23/2012 6:17:31 AM PST by panaxanax (My screen-name ain't what you think.)
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To: Ramcat; All
"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."-Thomas Jefferson
56 posted on 12/23/2012 7:31:19 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Read SCOTUS Castle Rock vs Gonzales before dialing 911!)
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To: Cobra64
this kid's pretty quick too... AK-74 and SCAR Reload
57 posted on 12/23/2012 7:33:25 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Chode

That’s nothig!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxzrahUUTi8


58 posted on 12/23/2012 7:52:50 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Read SCOTUS Castle Rock vs Gonzales before dialing 911!)
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To: cherry

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.


59 posted on 12/23/2012 8:22:46 AM PST by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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To: Red in Blue PA
yeah, that's the same link Cobra64 posted... but the kid is swapping rifle mags!!!

this guy is about as fast as it gets with an AK...

60 posted on 12/23/2012 9:29:12 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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