And the rest of the story
If the assault weapons ban did not have a sunset provision, this is what would be happening federally:
Earlier this year the New York State Assembly passed Assemblyman Lavelle’s bill (A.2466) to expand the State’s current ban on assault weapons (modeled after the federal ban which expired in 2004) to prohibit more of these deadly guns including guns that have been modified to bypass the ban while still functioning like military-style assault weapons. On June 7, 2006, Cuomo announced his support for strengthening the assault weapons ban as part of a five-point proposal to fight gun violence.
Essentially, it will be a ban on all semi-automatic rifles. More:
“Andrew Cuomo truly understands that in this post-9/11 world, law enforcement need effective measures, protections and tools to help us keep New Yorkers safe,” stated Michael J. Palladino, President Detectives’ Endowment Association. “We recently lost two of our undercover detectives – James Nemorin and Rodney Jay Andrews – while they were doing their jobs taking illegal weapons off the streets. They were both gunned down in cold blood. In their memory, the Detectives’ Endowment Association (DEA) vows to continue our fight against the needless proliferation of non-sporting firearms and the easy access to deadly assault weapons. We are here to say that we need more assistance from Albany in tackling this critical issue and we believe Andrew will be there to help us.”
Were they gunned down with modified, copycat weapons that look like assault weapons?
“We owe it to the brave men and women who risk their lives to protect us to prevent that military-style, cop-killing weapons are simply unavailable for civilian use,” stated Andrew Cuomo, New York State Attorney General candidate. “When New York was attacked by terrorists, President Bush came to this city and vowed to stand solidly behind our police. Since then he has allowed the most basic, life-saving, common-sense protection for cops to just lapse. It is up to us to stand up for police, where the federal government is “standing down.” I will stop at nothing to work with ensure that these lethal weapons never return to the streets of New York.”
Evoking 9/11 again? Oy.
June 30th, 2006 at 11:13 am
ah, no.
http://www.policeworld.net/vb/archive/index.php?t-2710.html
June 30th, 2006 at 11:23 am
Actually, the bill in question A-2466 would ban virtually all semi-auto rifles and pistol which can accept a detachable magazine as well as many pump action shotguns. The NY bill is essentially the same as the Columbus, Ohio law and is a “model law” being pushed by the Legal Community Against Violence and floated in states and municipalities all over the country.
June 30th, 2006 at 12:33 pm
Personally, I think NY is a lost cause; that flock of sheeple can’t seem to elect anyone with any sense.
June 30th, 2006 at 2:18 pm
I’d be interested to know just how safe the police are in New York and other gun banning cities, like DC, et al, compared to how safe cops are in other large cities where guns are far more accessable to regular citizens.
In short; Are these gun bans actually making cops safer, or they they getting cops killed?
Anyone have imperical data on that?
July 2nd, 2006 at 10:18 pm
“I will stop at nothing to work with ensure that these lethal weapons never return to the streets of New York.” –Andrew Cuomo
These “lethal weapons” in full-auto are on the streets of NY–hired guns. The semi-auto versions of other rifles are excellent self-defense weapons–a basic human right clearly implied in teh 2nd Amendment and certainly included in the 9th Amendment. Why do public officials want to deny us the semi-auto version that they and their agents have for their protection?
What happened back when the Congress supposedly passed a law that the government had to abide by the laws they passed?? The “assault weapons” ban specifically exempted the government. Thankfully for this assault on our liberty, the sun set on it!