Capital District SCOPE

Hi all,

There is a bill in the NYS Senate to make permanent the authorization to hunt big game with rifles in the county of Albany. S07873 is on the floor calendar waiting to be brought up for a vote. Unfortunately there is no bill in the Assembly for this.

Please contact your assembly members to have them introduce this senate bill in the Assembly if you support this legislation.

Please click on either link to show S07873:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/s7873
or
http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=S07873&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y

Thanks.

Hello Friends,

A local man who is a friend of mine could use your help.  His name is Fred Phelps and he has been battling a pre SAFE Act second amendment case for several years and is trying to go to the U.S. Supreme Court over it.  He can’t afford the filing fee cost and his attorney put together a go-fund-me page to gather funds to pursue the lawsuit.

https://www.gofundme.com/2ndamendappealtosupremecourt

Fred has been added to the NICs database after a temporary admission to a mental institution, where he was evaluated and released as as not being adjudicated mentally ill.  He has no criminal record.  He wants to retire and enjoy the rest of his life hunting and fishing but is not allowed to purchase a rifle.

I talked to Fred personally and I also talked to his attorney and they are both decent people.  If you can spare some money, please help support Fred and his lawsuit so he can go hunting.

Thank-you for voting for the best second-amendment-rated politicians in the Capital District’s Special elections.

Please keep in mind that Jake Ashby (Assembly Seat 107 – Renselaer/Columbia County) and Chris Tague (Assembly Seat 102 – Albany/Columbia/Greene County) won by only several hundred votes.  I think you made a difference!

Now we have to hold their feet to the fire and make sure they continue to stand up for our constitutional right and not just give it lip service.

Capital District SCOPE wants you to vote in the special elections today.  Here are candidate ratings, based our members review of the candidates support of the second amendment .  Make your own choice.

For Assembly District 107 (Rensselaer and parts of Columbia County):

Jake Ashby:  Rated A     Veteran, opposes the SAFE Act, strongly supports second amendment rights   http://wamc.org/post/meet-ny-107th-assembly-district-republican-candidate-jake-ashby, thinks school districts should make their own decisions on arming teachers

Cindy Doran:  Rated F     Said she supports the SAFE Act and will act to ban weapons, making gun control an important election issue   http://wamc.org/post/meet-ny-107th-assembly-district-democratic-candidate-cindy-doran

 

For Assembly District 102 (Parts of Albany, Columbia and Greene County):

Christopher Tague:  Rated B      Thinks bump stocks should be outlawed,  has not said much else on the second amendment

Aidan O’Connor Jr:    Rated D   Says he is a gun owner, hasn’t pushed gun control in his campaign, does not like how SAFE Act was passed, thinks guns should be registered, believes magazine limit of 10 rounds is good for NY

Wes Laraway, Independent Party:  Rated  D     Says he believes in the second amendment, thinks the SAFE Act needs major reforms, wants 21 year age requirement for all gun purchases, believes in medical detectors at schools, believes armed sheriff deputies should be at our schools, thinks arming teachers is a horrible idea

Remember to vote in today’s special elections.

The NY Senate and Assembly balance affected by special elections

Thursday, April 19th, the Capital District chapter of SCOPE will have an election meeting at the Nassau Sportsman’s Club at 7:00.  The Nassau Sportsman’s Club is located at: 370 Boyce Rd, Nassau, NY.

Come vote!  We will have an opening for Treasurer if anyone wants to run.

Not many local newspapers or media covered the rights rally in Albany, NY. However, many citizen journalists caught the event with their video cameras.

Gun rights Rally, Albany NY

Hello Friends,

A Capital District SCOPE member could use a hand.  His name is Fred Phelps and he has been battling a pre SAFE Act second amendment case for several years and is trying to go to the U.S. Supreme Court over it.  He can’t afford the cost and his attorney put together a go-fund-me page to gather funds to pursue the lawsuit.

https://www.gofundme.com/2ndamendappealtosupremecourt

He has been added to the NICs database after a temporary admission to a mental institution, where he was evaluated and released as as not being adjudicated mentally ill.  He has no criminal record.  He wants to retire and enjoy the rest of his life hunting and fishing but is not allowed to purchase a rifle.

I talked to Fred personally and I also talked to his attorney and they are both decent people.  If you can spare some money, please help support Fred and his lawsuit.

Chris Tague will speak at Coxsackie Sportsmen’s Club on Thursday, April 12th, 2018

A special election to replace Assemblyman Peter Lopez will take place on April 24th, 2018. Mr. Lopez was a vocal critic of New York’s unSAFE act. The Meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM on April 12, 2018. Coxsackie Sportsmen’s Club is located at 97 Reservoir Rd. West Coxsackie, NY 12192. The meeting is open to interested voters – the club’s membership meeting will take place after the meeting with Mr. Tague. A flyer for the event is attached, please feel free to print and distribute.

TagueMeet2018