Albany pokes the bear again
Yeah, so the mayor of Ilion, New York has invited the Governor of New York to visit his town, the home of Remington Arms for nearly two hundred years to see the impact that gun control would have the thousands of Ilion residents who depend on Remington Arms for their livelihood;
But, of course, the legacy governor won’t bother gazing into the eyes of the people who are affected by his ramming through ill-considered gun control measures. In fact, New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, introduced legislation today which would cost New Yorkers thousands of dollars a year to buy liability insurance as a condition for gun ownership according to the Washington Times;
Any person who has not purchased insurance in compliance with the law within 30 days of its passing would be in violation of the law.
Such an occurrence “shall result in the immediate revocation of such owner’s registration, license and any other privilege to own such firearm.”
The bill also states that if a gun is stolen, the legal owner of that gun is responsible for any damage incurred until a loss or theft is reported to the police department.
Of course, a portion of the premium goes into the state’s coffers as yet another tax. it seems to me that Assemblyman Ortiz, who seems to be barely literate, after watching the video of him urging that minimum wage be raised in New York on his webpage, wants to disarm the poor and make them more vulnerable to criminals. Because, clearly, law abiding minimum wage New Yorkers won’t be able to afford the insurance. And, of course, criminals won’t bother buying the insurance. Win-win, huh? New York needs a bunch of recall elections – oops, no recall election laws in New York.
Category: 2012 election, Gun Grabbing Fascists
I think my home state of NY has finally achieved the status long held by California as the most liberal, leftist, Marxist state in the union. Congratulations to Andrew Cuomo – – your dad, Mario must be proud.
I’m embarrassed to admit where I live.
@1, you might want to start looking into alternative places of residence.
“privilege to own such firearm”
Eat a bag of dicks, Ortiz.
@1 Montana still only has about 1 million people. Move here, quickly. Bring your guns with you!
Required extra insurance for a firearm? No one remembers how well the poll tax went over as far as constitutional law do they?
I’m the typical complainer – bitch and moan….and then won’t make the move to the state that I’d love to go to – as Pinto Nag suggests – Montana.
I’ve lived here all of my 65 years (except military 66-68). My five kids and grand-kids are here. My wife would have my head on a stake before moving from Long Island.
I guess I’ll continue complaining and dreaming. 🙂
So, I’m wondering if they’ll make New Yorkers buy liability insurance for their First Amendment rights, too.
By the way, while New York, Colorado and Washington State are busy limiting the rights of their citizens, here in West Virginia, legislators are busy securing our Second Amendment rights.
I think Remington should move, to Montana or Wyoming or Texas. Wyoming is business-friendly. So is Texas. I believe Montana is, too.
Only a libtard would restrict constitutional rights to government usage fines. If they do it and it’s found constitutional just fuck that document up and stop the fucking charade already.
No officer I don’t have a unlawful search and siezer license please come into my home and look around. I don’t rate rights because I have not paid for them from the government.
@9. That’s why it’s West “By God” Virginia!
Glad I live in Texas.
“…privilege to own such firearm”
Maybe this fucktard hasn’t yet had the difference between a RIGHT and a PRIVILEGE explained to his full ri-tard worthless ass.
Collecting everything I can my hands on! All legal of course … wink!
Someone please call 911 now … if the Mayor is holding his breath for the GOV of NY … the Mayor will dead very soon!
Absolute shame!
And of course, the Mayor’s own security detail will have the cost of their insurance picked up by the taxpayers.
I refuse to abide by any of these new gun control laws. Guess that makes me a criminal now. Might as well play it for all I can, yes?
Magpul and Remington should both move to WV. Hey, or Winchester VA.
Glad to be out of NYS, aka land of the crumbling mills.
#16 Fen
Just be sure to be constantly locked & loaded and prepared for the midnight knock. Knock nothing! The midnight invasion!
And #7 Ex-PH2
Utah is a pretty great state for business.
What I find fascinating is the tax structure in some of these states.
The Tax Foundation has compiled a list:
http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/ind_inc.pdf
Those states with strict gun control (IL, NY, MD, HI, etc.) all have high income tax. Illinois is now 5%. The overall tax burden appears highest in those same states, too:
http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/336.html
New York’s tax burden, including state and local taxes, is 12.8%.
Illinois may move up higher because of the inclusion of the ‘bullet tax’ in Cook County, but the tax on food items is a hefty 1.75%, and on non-food items like facial tissue, 8%.
I keep thinking of that scene in “Ladyhawke” where the corrupt bishop says to his henchman “I raised the taxes again, only to be told there were no more taxes to be had. Can you imagine?”
A bunch of New York counties are passing anti-safe act legislation. Which makes me wonder if we’ll see somebody pull a West Virginia. A lot of sheriffs are opposed too.
“The mayor of Ilion, New York has invited the Governor of New York to visit his town, the home of Remington Arms for nearly two hundred years to see the impact that gun control would have the thousands of Ilion residents who depend on Remington Arms for their livelihood;”
He won’t give a damn.
Funny, they have been there over 200 years. I bet the earlier founders of Redmington are rolling in their graves. I’d bet they would have started mass producing weapons on loan for the Confederacy if they knew what we know today.
“PRIVILEGE” to own weapons? Privilege???!
Insurance to exercise a god given right is nothing more than a poll tax. It disenfranchises the poor.
I can see Progressive Insurance chomping at the bit to offer that insurance… How pathetic! As has been pointed out it is not a privilege it is a Right, and I can see the criminals all lining up right now to register and insure their guns…. brilliant
Nobody will offer that insurance. Who covers “willful” acts?
Not all of the politicians in NY are happy with NY SAFE. Assemblyman Butler, of Newport is trying to amend the law to remove some of the modifications that would turn a weapon int an assault weapon:
“The lawmaker is introducing a bill that would legalize features such as a pistol grip and a muzzle brake compensator on semi-automatic rifles, a thumbhole stock on semi-automatic shotguns and a shroud attached to the barrel of a pistol.”
http://www.uticaod.com/latestnews/x2082695723/Butler-wants-to-amend-state-s-new-gun-law