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Is this where anti-gun political hacks want us to wind up? England: Tony Martin, a farmer in an isolated rural area, had been robbed at least six times and notified the police. During a break-in at his home in 1999, he shot at and killed one burglar and wounded another. Martin was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, although this was later downgraded to manslaughter. The surviving burglar was sentenced to 36 months but was released early; Martin was denied parole because he posed an unacceptable risk to burglars. A probation officer’s report cited Martin’s “unwavering belief that he is the one who has been wronged in the first instance by the burglars in the second by the Criminal Justice System,” as these “entrenched views make him a high risk of behaving similarly in future.” In a further fling against Martin, the career criminal burglar applied for and received legal aid funding for his civil lawsuit seeking damages; Martin was expected to fund his defense himself.

The Legislature’s anti-gun leaders have deferred on investigating the growing list of accusations against their embattled Governor, but they sure have plenty of time to pass more meaningless gun control. On Monday, May 3, at 11:30 a.m., the Senate Codes Committee will have a virtual hearing on several bills. The public can watch at: https://www.nysenate.gov/events . All of this is being done out-of-sight while the Capitol remains closed to the public. There are almost a dozen bills on the agenda, but the following are of particular concern: S.1192A, by Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, would require persons possessing a firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate. This is perhaps the most troublesome bill on the agenda. It has no grandfathering provision and only a 90-day grace period to get in compliance. It ties firearm possession to several burdensome new requirements. This expensive and time-consuming process will have a disproportionate impact on low-income and disadvantages communities. In order for a person to simply exercise their constitutional right, they would have to pay for coursework, and potential fees for the application, fingerprinting, and exam. Incredibly, gun owners would have to repeat this process every two years. This bill also presents a significant obstacle to those facing an urgent safety threat. S.5000A, by Sen. Brian Kavanaugh, deals with the criminal purchase and disposal of firearms. Ironically, the premise of this bill is that crime guns come from out of state. The ATF’s most recent trace data tells a much different story. The number one source of illegal guns in New York is New York! And, of all the crime guns recovered in New York, the vast majority of them are recovered in one city, New York City. Six times the guns are recovered in the Big Apple compared to the next city, Buffalo. Both of these cities overshadow the rest of the state. This bill also borrows a lot of the same failed concepts from the costly CoBIS (ballistic identification database) system, which New York abandoned in 2012. That failed boondoggle cost the state millions of dollars annually and was never an effective tool for solving crimes. S.5000A seems to represent a move back to that type of system with zero evidence anything has changed. S.6363, by Sen. Shelley Mayer, applies to orders that already mandate the “immediate surrender” of guns. The bill therefore is quite unnecessary, especially given there is no evidence put forth showing noncompliance with these orders. However, this bill does remove judicial discretion and seems to foreclose the option to voluntarily surrender, which will impact people getting their firearms returned under the “voluntarily surrendered” law. For the remaining cases where someone refuses to surrender firearms, police are now forced to seize firearms (judicial discretion removed), potentially placing them in harm’s way. Ultimately, none of these bills will do anything to enhance public safety. The Legislature’s continued insistence on failed gun control is a distraction from the mess they have created by implementing outrageous “bail reform”, which keeps hardened criminals on the streets. That, coupled with their continued attack on law enforcement, has created the perfect storm and has resulted in New York City having some of the highest violent crime rates in decades. Albany politicians continue to focus on scoring political points with more failed gun control rather than making the streets safer. Last week, redistricting numbers showed New York is losing a congressional seat. With the new anti-gun Senate Democrat Majority leading the way in Albany, it’s no surprise that crime in New York City has skyrocketed, and it is little wonder why New Yorkers are headed for the exits. Please contact your state Senator immediately and respectfully request they vote against these bills, especially S.1192A.

It's snowing here.

It's 32 degrees with a dusting of snow on everything. Wind has died down a lot, but it's really quiet. Not even little birds making any calls. Good Luck to all.

Nah, it's his talking for an hour that bothers us.

Start a new thread rather than derail the political humor forum.

WHEN YOU SEE IT YOU WILL LAUGH. CBS is full of idiots.

I know it's hard for you to understand Dip, but think about it and maybe it will come to you.

Sarcasm is obviously wasted on you. America has been taking this entire scam-demic up the butt for over a year now, as well as every other totalitarian edict leftists have forced upon us.

They should be taking them up the azz. Seems like what is happening anyway.

The National Park Service, in cooperation with the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), seeks skilled volunteers to assist with the removal of bison on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in the fall of 2021. Interested parties should carefully read this announcement and the information in the links below. https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2021/4/28/grand-canyon-national-park-seeks-volunteers-for-bison-reduction?fbclid=IwAR1U8J2wmPcvs7hJq1ieZirWcfwlemJYWMeSK70VwDjf4Er6DZVOqVLyIK4

Most of upstate NY's electric grid can barely handle the demand it has now. How do these idiots in Albany expect it to handle a load increase of 100% or more? Answer: They don't think about it. If they manage to force this on the public, you can expect your electric bills to triple.