Monthly Archives: June 2009

NYFIREARMS.com presents: NYSRPA membership drive

By darkvibe | Published: June 30, 2009
NYFirearms.com is pleased to announce a membership drive for NYSRPA.  This event will last through the month of July and will offer memberships for NYFirearms.com members at a discounted rate. The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association is a well rounded not-for-profit organization that was developed to preserve Second Amendment rights and to promote firearm [...]
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Mr. Storey gets it

By darkvibe | Published: June 29, 2009
This letter to the editor ran in the Rome, NY Daily Sentinel.  I think it’s well written and intelligent.  Too bad some people don’t have enough common sense to realize he’s right. I am writing regarding Marie Coco’s column “Guns and the link we won’t admit.” Though I am happy to consider anyone’s opinion, this piece [...]
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The real problem with Mexico and gun smuggling

By darkvibe | Published: June 18, 2009
I did not write the following but wanted to share it with you. Let’s set things straight right up front.  Yes, some guns are being smuggled into Mexico from the U.S.  Most are handguns.  It should come as no surprise that guns are smuggled into Mexico.  But, the problem being portrayed by the U.S. media and [...]
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Judge refuses to rule in Senate power squabble

By darkvibe | Published: June 16, 2009
Supreme Court Judge Thomas McNamara refused to rule on whether or not last week’s Senate “coup” was legal citing the New York State Constitution.  “Courts may well be suited to analyzing such a question and providing a reasoned objective conclusion,” Judge Thomas McNamara wrote in his decision. “Nonetheless, a judicially imposed resolution would be an [...]
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Wayne County Judge denying Second Amendment right.

By darkvibe | Published: June 15, 2009
In an article written in the Times of Wayne County, County Judge Dennis Kehoe is said to be denying concealed carry permits to law abiding citizens.  Although they have passed all background checks and application information verified he is issuing permits restricted to hunting and target shooting.  Judge Kehoe is one of three County Judges [...]
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Republicans take control of NY State Senate

By darkvibe | Published: June 8, 2009
Details are still emerging but it appears that the GOP has taken control of the State Senate.   News reports say that Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and Hiram Monserrate of Queens, both democrats, voted with the republican minority to remove Senate majority leader Malcom Smith of Queens and return the senate to republican control.  [...]
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NYSRPA, NRA, others blocked from microstamping meeting

By darkvibe | Published: June 3, 2009
This morning state Senate leaders blocked members of NYSRPA, NRA and other pro-gun organizations from attending a meeting on microstamping today while the company that owns the microstamping technology, The Brady Campaign and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence were in attendance. NYSRPA published a press release on the subject.
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