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“And Therein Lies The Rot That Is Albany”

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May 18, 2013

The Enablers’ Enabler

This Is What’s Wrong With Albany

” For those who still wonder how Albany works, here’s a short scorecard. Not long after a state ethics commission released a report on the serial sexual harassment by Vito Lopez, it became clear he would have to leave. It also became clear the politicians who enabled him would continue with business as usual.

Right now there’s something of a race regarding Lopez’s departure. The state assemblyman says he’ll resign on June 20. Andrew Cuomo says he should go now or be expelled. Shelly Silver says he’s working on expulsion.

What Lopez did is vile enough. But he couldn’t have got away with it for as long as he did without assistance from the most powerful man in the Legislature, Speaker Silver. Instead of moving to kick Lopez out when two staffers complained of sexual harassment, Silver enabled Lopez by paying the women over $100,000 from public funds to keep them quiet.

Then there’s Gov. Cuomo. The governor says there must be “zero tolerance” for the behavior Lopez showed. But instead of calling for Silver to step down for the coverup, Cuomo is defending him.”

A Little Background on “Shelly” Silver

This man is allowed to sit on the board of one of the biggest tort law firms in New York , all the while controlling the very legislation that passes through the state government . Given the leftist proclivities of the “people’s republic of NY” Silver is and has been effectively in control of the state assembly for decades . Is it any wonder that trial lawyers rule the state , to the detriment of honest citizens everywhere ?

1) Find a lawyer – Legal service professional: Sheldon Silver

Sheldon Silver

phone 212-558-5500
fax 212-344-5461
e-mail client relations Weitz & Luxenberg
700 Broadway
New York, NY 10003

Admitted: New York

Law School: Brooklyn Law School

College: Yeshiva University

Member: Speaker, New York State Assembly

Born: New York, NY

2) Amid scandals, new state financial disclosure mandates

”That means that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will have to disclose within a narrowed range of income levels how much he earns at Weitz & Luxenberg, the law firm where he is of counsel.

Silver’s relationship with the powerful tort firm has long been an issue, as critics have wondered if it has led to legislation benefitting trial lawyers. The speaker has refused to say how much he earns at the firm.”

3) Sheldon Silver’s law firm digging for gold in “hydro-fracking …

4) NEW TORT STATE: Silver & Luxenberg | Gather

5) BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill tragedy to most, but to Sheldon …

6) Lawmaker And Lawyer: No Conflict, Says Silver - New York Times

7) State Officials Hide What Those in City Must Disclose

8) New York: Ethics Laws, Yes, but State Enforcement Non-Existent

NY Democrat Vito Lopez Faces Cries for Ouster Over Sexual Harassment Complaints (riehlworldview.com)
Embattled Assemblyman Vito Lopez Says He’ll Resign, Seek City Council Seat (newyork.cbslocal.com)
State Assemblyman Lopez resigning amid sex scandal (troyrecord.com)
Lawyers for plaintiffs say Silver, Lopez should go (timesunion.com)
A.M. Roundup: Silver will advance Lopez expulsion (timesunion.com)
Vito Lopez to Resign From Assembly, Still Running For City Council (politicker.com)

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Tags: Albany, Andrew Cuomo, Culture Of Corruption, Expulsion, Hush Money, New York, New York State Senate, Sexual Harassment, Sheldon Silver, Vito Lopez

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Andrew “HUD” Cuomo’s Arrogance Takes Toll Among Staffers

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May 14, 2013

Cuomo Staffers Elect To Quit

” Disenchanted members of Gov. Cuomo’s administration, embarrassed by the worsening government scandals and convinced that Cuomo won’t be president, will soon leave their jobs — just as the governor is stepping up plans to run for re-election next year.

Several “significant departures’’ are expected in the coming months, sources told The Post.

“A lot of people are looking to get out. They’re tired and, frankly, it’s not the best place to work,’’ said a source with first-hand knowledge of the situation. “There’s a lot of abuse that’s involved in working for the governor, and more and more people are saying, ‘What do we need this for?’ ’’ the source continued.”

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Tags: Abuse, Albany, Andrew Cuomo, Arrogance, Brian Fischer, Corruption, Culture Of Corruption, Ellen Biben, Governor, HUD, New York, political scandals, Presidential Run, Sheldon Silver, Staffers Leaving

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Plot To Poison City Water Supply Uncovered

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May 12, 2013

Muslim Plotted To Kill 100,000 In Chemical Attack

” A Muslim man arrested last month in a terror plot in New York was planning to kill as many as 100,000 people by contaminating the air or water supply in a major U.S. city, the FBI alleges.

Ahmed Abassi, 26, was studying chemical engineering at Laval University in Quebec City, reports Canada’s CBC News.

Abassi’s plan did not materialize beyond discussions, but he is also being linked to Chiheb Esseghaier, one of two Canadian residents arrested in the alleged plot to derail a Via passenger train.

CBC News said American investigators have accused Abassi of fraudulently applying for a visa to stay in the U.S. to “facilitate an act of international terrorism.”

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement that Abassi “had an evil purpose for seeking to remain in the United States – to commit acts of terror and develop a network of terrorists here, and to use this country as a base to support the efforts of terrorists internationally.”

Abassi traveled to the U.S. in March, according to Canadian authorities, but did not enter the country directly from Canada. Authorities say it’s unclear how he entered the U.S.”

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Tags: Canada, CBC News, Chiheb Esseghaier, facilitate an act of international terrorism, FBI, New York, Preet Bharara, Quebec City, Université Laval

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Hackers Make Off With $45 Mil From ATM’s

Filed under: Crime, Cyber Crime, Fraud, Law, Monetary Policy, Privacy, Scams — Leave a comment

May 10, 2013

GLOBAL NETWORK OF HACKERS STEAL $45M FROM ATMS

” The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with which it was carried out, but also for the threat that more such thefts may be in store.

Seven people were arrested in the U.S., accused of operating the New York cell of what prosecutors said was a network that carried out thefts at ATMs in 27 countries from Canada to Russia. Law enforcement agencies from more than a dozen nations were involved in the investigation, U.S. prosecutors in New York said Thursday.

It appears no individuals lost money. The thieves plundered funds held by the banks that back up prepaid credit cards, not individual or business accounts, Lynch said.

There were two separate attacks in this case, one in December that reaped $5 million worldwide and one in February that snared about $40 million in 10 hours with about 36,000 transactions. The scheme involved attacks on two banks, Rakbank in the United Arab Emirates and the Bank of Muscat in Oman, prosecutors said.”

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Tags: Alberto Yusi Lajud-Pena, Automated teller machine, Canada, Cyber-Theft, Dominican Republic, Hackers, New York, Oman, Rakbank, Russia, Theft, United Arab Emirates, Yonkers NY

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Defense Distributed Has Dem’s Panties In A Wad

May 6, 2013

Dems Say Need To Block ‘Stomach Churning’ Plastic Printable Gun Is Urgent

” A New York Democrat wants to revise gun laws to encompass a downloadable plastic gun produced on a 3-D printer.

On Friday, Defense Distributed premiered its plastic firearm with only one small necessary metal part: the firing pin.

Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) wants to pour water on this invention with his Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act, which extends a 1988 ban on plastic guns that expires this year and extends it to include homemade, plastic high-capacity magazines and receivers. The piece of metal in the downloadable gun, which allows it to be spotted by metal detectors, keeps it within current law.

“Security checkpoints, background checks, and gun regulations will do little good if criminals can print plastic firearms at home and bring those firearms through metal detectors with no one the wiser. When I started talking about the issue of plastic firearms months ago, I was told the idea of a plastic gun is science-fiction. Now that this technology appears to be upon us, we need to act now to extend the ban on plastic firearms,” Israel said.”

Not to be upstaged , fellow Statist NY Senator, Chuck “Am I On” Schumer , puts in his two cents.

” On CNBC today, Schumer “at the very least” Congress needs to make it “a crime to have such a gun.”

“If the police see you carrying one on the street, they’ll know it’s a crime. If anybody sees you doing it, they’ll know it’s a crime,” he said. “What we should do beyond that, I don’t know. I mean, obviously there are First Amendment issues. We’ve had this issue about bombs being put on the Internet in the past. And obviously someone could go overseas and put something on the Internet where our laws don’t govern.” “

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Tags: 3D Printing, Charles Schumer, Cody Wilson, Defense Distributed, Firearm, Gun Control, Guns, Home made Guns, Metal detector, New York, Plastic Guns, Steve Israel, The Liberator, Wiki Weapons

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Alligators Amok On Long Island

Filed under: Animal "Rights", Shame, Survival — 1 Comment

May 6, 2013

16 Alligators Found On Long Island In Past Year

” Some 16 alligators have been found on New York’s Long Island in the past year, leaving residents wondering where they’re coming from.

Most of the alligators have been found out and about — in parking lots, in parks, near bodies of water, the New York Post reported. Three were turned in at an illegal-reptile amnesty event in Smithtown last weekend.

All the creatures recently captured have been American alligators, which are not native to New York, and between 2 and 3 feet long, officials said. All have made placed at various nearby sanctuaries.”

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Tags: 16 Gators Captured, Alligator, American alligator, Julian Ansell, Long Island, Long Island Aquarium, New York

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WABC And Rush Battle Over Ad Revenues

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May 6, 2013

Rush Limbaugh: Don’t Blame Me For WABC’s Declining Ad Sales

“ Rush Limbaugh insists it’s not his fault that ad revenue has dropped at his flagship WABC radio station — and if his boss keeps saying it is, Rush just may pack up his megadittoes and leave.

In New York, that would very likely take him to WOR, which would create the biggest shakeup in city talk radio since WOR scooped up Bob Grant after WABC fired him in 1995.

Limbaugh’s contract with WABC expires at the end of the year.

Lew Dickey, the CEO of WABC parent company Cumulus, has said Limbaugh’s controversial comments have diminished ad revenue for the past year — and the slump remains a “residual hangover” for the station.”

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Tags: Ad Revenues, Bob Grant, Cumulus Media, New York, Revenue, Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, Talk radio, WABC

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NY State Political Corruption Update – William Boyland

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May 4, 2013

William Boyland Jr. Indicted Yet Again

” Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. just can’t catch a break.

Mr. Boyland, who was previously charged with soliciting bribes to pay his legal bills in an unrelated corruption trial, was indicted again last March for wire fraud charges stemming from alleged abuse of per diem requests. And he was just charged yet again today.

“Boyland engaged in a scheme to defraud New York State by steering public funds to a Brooklyn based non-profit organization (‘Non-Profit A’) and then directing that a portion of those public funds be used to pay for community events promoting Boyland and on goods such as t-shirts imprinted with the slogan ‘Team Boyland’ which were distributed at those events,” a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office this evening declared.”

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Tags: Brooklyn, Democrat, Fraud, Government Spending, mail fraud conspiracy, New York, Political Corruption, Team Boyland, William Boyland

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60.9 Percent Of New York Cigarettes Smuggled

Filed under: Arrogance, Civil Discord, Civil Disobedience, Corruption, Crime, Economy, Hypocrisy, Law, Monetary Policy, Politics, Spending, Taxation — 2 Comments

May 1, 2013

Cigarette Taxes And Cigarette Smuggling By State

” Public policies often have unintended consequences that outweigh their benefits. One consequence of high state cigarette tax rates has been increased smuggling, as criminals procure discounted packs from low-tax states to sell in high-tax states. Growing cigarette tax differentials have made cigarette bootlegging both a national problem and a lucrative criminal enterprise.

Every two years, scholars at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a Michigan think tank, use a statistical analysis of available data to estimate smuggling rates for each state.[1] Their most recent report uses 2011 data and finds that smuggling rates generally rise in states after they adopt large cigarette tax increases. Smuggling rates have dropped in some states, however, often where neighboring states have higher cigarette tax rates. Table 1 shows the data for each state, comparing 2011 and 2006 smuggling rates and tax changes.

New York is the highest net importer of smuggled cigarettes, totaling 60.9 percent of the total cigarette market in the state. New York also has the highest state cigarette tax ($4.35 per pack), not counting the local New York City cigarette tax (an additional $1.50 per pack). Smuggling in New York has risen sharply since 2006 (+70 percent), as has the tax rate (+190 percent).”

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Tags: Cigarette smuggling, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, New York, New York City, Smuggling, Statism, Tax Foundation, Taxation, Tobacco smoking, Unintended Consequences

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand “let’s be honest, criminals aren’t going to buy a gun and go through a background check.”

Filed under: Arrogance, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Guns, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Law Enforcement Thuggery, Politics, Self-Defense, Self-Reliance, Shame, Statism — 1 Comment

April 30, 2013

Democrat Admits Background Checks Won’t Work — Wants to Pass It Anyway

” Though she still supports stricter gun control measures, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), in a rare moment of honesty from the anti-gun crowd, admitted to the The New York Times that the Manchin-Toomey amendment, which would expand background checks to gun shows and online gun sales, wouldn’t stop criminals from obtaining a firearm for nefarious purposes.

[A] separate gun measure, an anti-trafficking bill, is the subject of talks between Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, and two Republican senators who voted no on the background check bill. The Republicans, Senators Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, are discussing ways they might support the bill, which would criminalize the shipping or transfer of guns to someone who is barred from possessing a firearm.”

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Top gun control nut admits her ideas don’t work, but we should pass more laws anyway (breitbart.com)
Efforts to revive gun-control discussions in works on Capitol Hill (upi.com)
Sen. Gillibrand on Gun Control: Ineffectiveness + Redundancy = Synergy (reason.com)
The Senate Isn’t Done With Gun Control (thedailybeast.com)

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Tags: Admits Background Checks Ineffectiveness, Background check, Chuck Grassley, Gun Trafficking, Hypocricy, Kelly Ayotte, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Toomey-Manchin

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Thousands Of Sandy Victims Still Homeless

Filed under: Apocalypse, Corruption, Cronyism, Economy, Environmentalism, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Law, Nature, Politics, Regulation, Shame, Weather — 1 Comment

April 29, 2013

6 Months After Sandy, Thousands Homeless In NY, NJ

” The 9-year-old girl who got New Jersey’s tough-guy governor to shed a tear as he comforted her after her home was destroyed is bummed because she now lives far from her best friend and has nowhere to hang her One Direction posters.

A New Jersey woman whose home was overtaken by mold still cries when she drives through the area. A New York City man whose home burned can’t wait to build a new one.

Six months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the Jersey shore and New York City and pounded coastal areas of New England, the region is dealing with a slow and frustrating, yet often hopeful, recovery. Tens of thousands of people remain homeless. Housing, business, tourism and coastal protection all remain major issues with the summer vacation — and hurricane — seasons almost here again.

By many measures, the recovery from Superstorm Sandy, which struck Oct. 29, has been slow. From Maryland to New Hampshire, the National Hurricane Center attributes 72 deaths directly to Sandy and 87 others indirectly from causes such as hypothermia due to power outages, carbon monoxide poisoning and accidents during cleanup efforts, for a total of 159.

Christie estimated 39,000 New Jersey families remain displaced, down from 161,000 the day after the storm. In New York, more than 250 families are still living in hotel rooms across New York paid for by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, while others are still shacking up with relatives or living in temporary rentals.”

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Tags: Bureaucracy, FEMA, Hurricane Sandy, Jersey Shore, National Hurricane Center, New Jersey, New York, New York City, Red Tape, Superstorm Sandy, Thousands Still Homeless

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Man Charged After Surviving Fall From Empire State Building

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April 26, 2013

Man Survives Empire State Building Fall

” Tourists taking in the view of the city from atop New York’s Empire State Building were shocked when a man fell from the observation deck, then landed a floor below.

Nathaniel Fimone fell from the observation deck of the Manhattan skyscraper just before midnight Wednesday. He fell from the 86th floor and landed on a catwalk just below it, between the 86th and 85th floors.

According to eyewitnesses who spoke with the New York Daily News, Fimone, once he was on the catwalk, swung his legs into the air as if he meant to drop again.”

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Tags: New York, New York City, Fall, NYPD, Empire State Building, reckless endangerment, criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, Nathaniel Fimone, Observation deck

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Two “Cougar” Teachers Charged With Sachem North High School Student Affairs

Filed under: Arrogance, Corruption, Crime, Education, Individual Responsibility, Law — 2 Comments

April 19, 2013

Long Island High School Teachers In ‘Boy Toy’ Probe

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“ Ronkonkoma - A pair of female teachers have been pulled from their classrooms at a Long Island high school after allegations they had inappropriate relationships with male students.

LongIsland.com reports that Melanie Akerberg, 33, and Donna Newton-McNally, 41, were removed from their classrooms at Sachem North High School in Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County. The women, who according to the New York Post taught business classes, are both suspected of having “inappropriate” relationships with two male students, one a star football player and the other a wrestler. The teachers were linked to the two students after one of their girlfriends discovered allegedly incriminating text messages.”

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Tags: Boy-Toy, Donna Newton-McNally, Football Star, Hoigh School Teachers, Inappropriate Contact, Long Island, Melanie Akerberg, New York, Ronkonkoma, Sachem North High School, Sexual Relations With A Minor, Student Affairs, Suffolk County, Wrestling Star

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New Rochelle Offended By American History – Prohibits Display Of Gadsden Flag

Filed under: Arrogance, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Education, Founding Fathers, History, Hypocrisy, Law Enforcement Thuggery, Liberty, Military, New Media, Politics, Shame, Statism, Tea Party — 3 Comments

April 15, 2013

New York Town Removes Flag As ‘Offensive’ Tea Party Symbol

” A veterans organization in a New York town is fighting for its right to fly a patriotic flag after the city council refused to let the group display the flag, calling it a symbol of the Tea Party with right-wing connotations.

The United Veterans Memorial & Patriotic Association replaced a tattered American flag at the New Rochelle Armory, flying the Gadsden flag underneath it. The bright yellow “Don’t Tread On Me” flag has been used by the Navy and Marine Corps since 1775.

When a city council member complained to the city manager that he found the flag offensive, the city manager initially decided to let the flag fly anyway. But the city council overruled him, and the flag was taken down. On Wednesday, the council voted 5 to 2 to keep the veterans from putting the flag back up.”
Peter Parente President of United Veterans Memorial & Patriotic Society speaking on the
                 Confiscation of the NR Armory Gadsden Flag by City Council.
Mayor Democrat

Contact
Noam Bramson
Mayor

email

515 North Ave.
New Rochelle, NY 10801

Ph: (914) 654-2150
Fx: (914) 654-2357

District 1 Republican

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Louis Trangucci
District 1 Council Member

email

City Hall
515 North Ave.
New Rochelle, NY 10801

Ph: (914) 235-0499

District 2 Republican

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Albert Tarantino
District 2 Council Member

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City Hall
515 North Ave.
New Rochelle, NY 10801

Ph: (914) 633-1985

District 3 Democrat

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Jared R. Rice
District 3 Council Member

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515 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801

(914) 633-9200

District 4 Democrat

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Ivar Hyden
District 4 Council Member

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City Hall
515 North Ave.
New Rochelle, NY 10801

(914) 606-0834

District 5 Democrat

Contact
Barry R. Fertel
District 5 Council Member

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City Hall
515 North Ave.
New Rochelle, NY 10801

Ph: (914) 740-4346

District 6 Democrat

Contact
Shari B. Rackman
District 6 Council Member

email

City Hall
515 North Ave.
New Rochelle, NY 10801

914-787-9933
914-533-3307

Here is the New Rochelle city council’s contact information . Feel free to voice your displeasure . Politely and intelligently of course . We are not leftists after all . We are civil .

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Gadsden flag, called Tea Party symbol, removed from New York military armory (givemeliberty01.com)
City Council Forces NY Veterans to Remove ‘Offensive’ Gadsden Flag (breitbart.com)
Banished! Historic ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ flag (wnd.com)
NY Town Removes Veterans’ Gadsden Flag For Being an Offensive Tea Party Symbol | TheBlaze.com (coralvillecourier.typepad.com)
Gadsden flag, called Tea Party symbol, removed from New York military armory (forum.prisonplanet.com)
New York town removes flag as ‘offensive’ Tea Party symbol (redalertpolitics.com)
Throwing a Flag on Liberals’ ‘Offensive’ Plays (godfatherpolitics.com)

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Tags: American History, Bans Gadsden Flag, City Council, Democrats, Gadsden flag, New Rochelle, New Rochelle Armory, New York, Noam Bramson, Peter Parente, Tea Party, United Veterans Memorial & Patriotic Society, VFW

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NY State CCW Law May Face SCOTUS Review

Filed under: Armed Citizenry, Arrogance, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Guns, Hypocrisy, Individual Responsibility, Law, Law Enforcement Thuggery, Police State, Politics, Preparedness, Regulation, Self-Defense, Statism — 5 Comments

April 14, 2013

US SUPREME COURT MULLS NEW YORK GUN RIGHTS CASE

” Beyond a raging political battle over limiting gun access is a case that could be heard this year by the US Supreme Court over a New York law limiting the right to carry the weapons in public.

The nine US high court justices met behind closed doors Friday to consider which cases they will take in their next term, including an appeal launched by five New Yorkers against a state law they say violates their “right to bear arms,” enshrined in the US Constitution.

Backed by the powerful National Rifle Association gun lobby, the five plaintiffs in the case said that their requests for permits to carry concealed firearms had been rejected by state officials.

The plaintiffs oppose the law, which says that to be given a permit to carry a firearm outside the home, a gun owner must clearly demonstrate that it is explicitly needed for self-defense.

“State law treats the carrying of handguns for self-defense not as a right, but as an administrative privilege lying beyond the reach of most people,” the plaintiffs said in their petition.

“Asserting that bearing arms is too dangerous to allow as a matter of course, New York forbids responsible, law-abiding adults from carrying handguns for self-defense unless they first demonstrate a ‘proper cause’ to do so.” “

Supreme Court weighs taking up concealed-gun case (theseatonpost.com)
Supreme Court to consider again: Does Second amendment cover self-defense outside the home? (guns.com)
Supreme Court weighs taking up concealed-gun case (foxnews.com)
SHAPIRO: New York’s defiance of the Second Amendment (washingtontimes.com)
High Court Weighs Taking Up New Case on Gun Rights (Preserve, Protect, Defend the Constitution Anyone?) (iamacitizen.wordpress.com)

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Tags: Capricious And Arbitrary, CCW, Handgun Licensing, Law, National Rifle Association, New York, NRA, Pistol Permits, Plaintiffs, Right Not Priviledge, Right to keep and bear arms, SCOTUS, Supreme Court of the United States

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NY State Assemblyman Demands Investigation Of Gun Confiscations

Filed under: Armed Citizenry, Arrogance, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Guns, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Law Enforcement Thuggery, Liberty, Police State, Politics, Privacy, Self-Defense, Shame, Statism — 2 Comments

April 13, 2013

Lawmaker To Investigate Gun Seizure

” A state lawmaker is calling for an investigation into how an Amherst man’s guns were taken away by mistake.

State Assemblyman Ray Walter says when he saw the news coverage of David Lewis’ case, he knew immediately something was “seriously wrong.” Walter wants some answers, when he meets face-to-face with the State Police Superintendent in Albany next Tuesday.

Lewis said, “It’s been very embarrassing. I feel like I’ve been let down, and my privacy’s been invaded.”

Lewis’ attorney, Jim Tresmond, suspects investigators are using the SAFE Act, to pry into confidential medical records.

“We hear that there’s a special unit that’s been created to peruse the HIPAA reports,” Tresmond said.

Walter added, “Or else this was just a test case on the part of the Governor’s office, to see how far we could push this law. And I hope that’s not the case.”

State Supreme Court Judge William Boller has ordered Lewis’ pistol permit reinstated; once Lewis has it back, he can pick up his guns from Amherst Police.

Tresmond says he’ll be filing in federal and possibly state courts, on the grounds that Lewis’ rights to due process were violated.”

New York resident has gun license wrongly revoked, concerns raised about law (foxnews.com)
New York Police Confiscating Firearms from People Taking Anti-anxiety Medication (fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com)
New York State Police Admit Wrongly Confiscating Guns Under New Laws (usahitman.com)
NY Gun Confiscation Begins (youviewed.com)
Yes Indeed , Prove It Cuomo ! (youviewed.com)

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Tags: Amherst Police, Andrew Cuomo, David Lewis, Gun Confiscation, HIPAA, Jim Tresmond, New York, New York State Police, Privacy Violations, SAFE Act, State Assemblyman Ray Walter, State Supreme Court, State Supreme Court Judge William Boller, Statism

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NY Gun Confiscation Begins

Filed under: Armed Citizenry, Arrogance, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Guns, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Law Enforcement Thuggery, Liberty, Police State, Politics, Self-Defense, Shame — 5 Comments

April 8, 2013

NY Gun Confiscation Underway – Citizens Told To Turn In Pistol Owner ID & Firearms

” Remember all those who denied that firearms confiscation as a result of New York’s new gun laws was too “insane” to even consider?

That it was strictly in the realm of paranoid conspiracy theorists and the “it cant happen here crowd”?

There’s just one huge problem it is happening now in New York State!
It seems those that tried desperately to warn of such an insidious plot had hit the bullseye with their warnings after all. News came from multiple NY State based firearms enthusiast websites late Friday that confiscations of Pistol Owner ID Cards, as well as firearms and accessories has commenced in NY under the provisions of the horribly flawed, draconian and blatantly unconstitutional NY SAFE Act.

Those folks having their weapons and FID cards confiscated have been discovered to have been prescribed multiple different types of psychotropic drugs, such as those for Depression or Anxiety. These are known as SSRI ( Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) class drugs and have the potential to cause serious and adverse side effects, something I wrote about extensively last week in an article that went viral in days and caused multiple Anti Gun and Progressive News Groups to initiate a concentrated denial of service hacker attack against Ammoland Shooting Sports News (see Daily KOS ” Keeping Track Of The RKBA Crowd” http://tiny.cc/ug67uw), in an effort to keep the information from the public.

From NY http://tiny.cc/nyfirearms

“John Doe, an upstanding professional with no outstanding criminal convictions and no history of violent action received a letter from the Pistol Permit Department informing him that his license was immediately revoked upon information that he was seeing a therapist for anxiety and had been prescribed an anxiety drug. He was never suicidal, never violent, and has no criminal history. The New York State Department of Health is apparently conducting a search of medical records to determine who is being treated for anxiety drugs and using this as a basis for handgun license revocation.

Those are the facts. Nothing more, nothing less.”

Now, before anyone trots out the old saw about how this is nothing more then a paranoid, unsubstantiated rumor on a “gun nuts” internet forum. I spoke to the Attorney of Record in this matter on the phone this morning and he confirmed that the above snippet is accurate and these cases are happening!

James Tresmond Esq confirmed in our conversation that the above mentioned case is occurring in Erie County NY, it is his client that has been effected, and as yet unknown sources have seen fit to take it upon themselves to share confidential medical records with NY State Officials without authorization, a massive HIPPA violation.”

Breaking: Citizens Told To Turn in Pistol Owner ID & Firearms (princevega.com)
Gun Confiscation: New York Man’s Pistol License Suspended, Police Attempt To Seize Guns (After His 10-Year-Old Son Talks About His Water-Gun At School)… (pumabydesign001.com)
Law Firm: New York Matching Up Private Health Records With Firearms Permits to Confiscate Guns (directorblue.blogspot.com)
N.Y. Man’s Pistol License Suspended Over 10-Year-Old Son Mentioning Water-Gun At School (patdollard.com)
Gun Confiscations Have Begun in New York (americanlivewire.com)
Remember what Liberals desire when they talk gun control (thedaleygator.wordpress.com)
NY’s $28m SAFE Act Handgun Registry Database Revealed (thetruthaboutguns.com)
NRA: Gun Ownership Soars, Murder Rate Plummets (thetruthaboutguns.com)

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Tags: 2ND Amendment, 4th Amendment, 5th Amendment, Andrew Cuomo, Anxiety, Confidential Medical Records, Confiscation, Gun Confiscation, Gun politics, HIPPA violation, James Tresmond Esq, John Doe, New York, New York State Department of Health, Patient Privacy, SAFE Act

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Lilly Pulitzer Has Died

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April 7, 2013

Fashion Designer Lilly Pulitzer Dies at 81

” In the late 1950s, the Palm Beach socialite had time to spare and a wealthy husband who owned citrus groves, so she opened an orange juice stand just off the island’s main shopping street. Pulitzer needed to hide all the juice stains on her clothes, though. Instead of just putting on an apron, she asked her seamstress to make some sleeveless dresses in colorful fruit prints, and a fashion staple was born.

Pulitzer died at her home Sunday, according to Quattlebaum Funeral and Cremation Services. She was 81.

Pulitzer’s tropical print dresses became a sensation in the 1960s when then-first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who attended boarding school with Pulitzer, wore one of the sleeveless shifts in a Life magazine photo spread.

Pulitzer was born Lilly McKim on Nov. 10, 1931, to a wealthy family in Roslyn, N.Y.

In 1952, she married Pete Pulitzer, the grandson of newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, whose bequest to Columbia University established the Pulitzer Prize.

Pulitzer had three children in quick succession. After the third was born, she had a nervous breakdown and ended up in a mental hospital that catered to upscale clientele in New York. A doctor there told her that she needed to find a job.”

Fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer dies at 81 (nypost.com)
Lilly Pulitzer, fashion designer known for floral prints, dies (today.com)
Fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer dies at 81 (savannahnow.com)
Fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer dies at 81 (foxnews.com)
Fashion Designer Lilly Pulitzer Dies at… (abcnews.go.com)

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Tags: Columbia University, Death, Designer Clothing, Fashion, Icon, Lilly Pulitzer, New York, Palm Beach, Sportswear

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NY Snitch Line Like East German Stasi

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April 3, 2013

UPSTATE NY LAWMAKER: CUOMO’S GUN SNITCH PROGRAM LIKE THE EAST GERMAN STASI

” An upstate New York lawmaker comdemned Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo new program to reward informers helping him enforce the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 his landmark restriction of gun rights.

What was initially designed to be a tip line for citizens to call in suspected criminals in hot pursuit in six urban areas that showed a spike in crime has morphed into an old German Stasi – snitch line,” said Assemblyman William R. Nojay (R – Pittsford).

“I envision SWAT teams descending upon innocent people,” he said.

“Rat out your neighbor, rat out your co-worker, rat out the parents at your child’s school and receive a $500 cash payment for any call leading to an arrest or conviction,” said Nojay, an attorney and radio talk show host.”

Talks continue on altering N.Y. gun law (theseatonpost.com)
New Yorkers Can Snitch On Gun Owners For $500 Reward (personalliberty.com)
Talks continue on altering N.Y. gun law (usatoday.com)
Because you asked: More on illegal guns tipline (timesunion.com)
Gun rights rally draws over 5,000 people (timesunion.com)
RAT ON YOUR FRIENDS: Cuomo Puts $500 Snitch Bounty On Gun Owners (secretsofthefed.com)

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Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Crime, East Germany, Gun Control, Neighbor vs Neighbor, New York, Reward, Snitch Line, Stasi

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Dems Disarming The Poor With Gun Liability Tax Scheme

Filed under: Arrogance, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Individual Responsibility, Law, Police State, Politics, Self-Defense, Shame, Statism — 2 Comments

April 2, 2013

Democrats Push For $10K Fine For Gun Owners Without Liability Insurance

” A group of congressional Democrats has signed on to new legislation that would mandate liability insurance for all gun owners in the United States — and fine those who refuse to purchase it as much as $10,000.

The Daily Caller reports that New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s Firearm Risk Protection Act says that all gun buyers — before they buy — purchase and show proof of “a qualified liability insurance policy,” and that those caught owning a weapon without the insurance are subject to harsh fines.”

New York State senator Felix Ortiz started this madness . Yet another burden on law-abiding gun owners that will have exactly zero impact on the thugs that commit the crimes , given that the criminals , by very definition DON’T obey the law .

Of course the most immediate effect of this proposed law would be to make it prohibitively expensive for the poor , many of whom reside in the highest crime areas , to purchase a gun and protect themselves . Way to look out for the less fortunate , party of ” the people ” .

NY State Dem’s War On Poor … Gun Owners (youviewed.com)
Proposals to make gun owners carry liability insurance (overlawyered.com)
Democrats propose $10,000 fine for gun owners who don’t have insurance (patdollard.com)
Democrats propose $10,000 fine for gun owners who don’t have insurance (askmarion.wordpress.com)
California Proposes Gun Liability Insurance Mandate (conservativeread.com)
Own a gun? Time to buy insurance, Calif. Dems say (foxnews.com)
Disarm Through Permits, Taxes, and Now Liability Insurance…. (theconservativetreehouse.com)
NY Democratic Bill Will Require Gun Owners to Carry Million Dollar Liability Insurance (thegatewaypundit.com)

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Tags: $10k Fine, Carolyn Maloney, Democratic Party (United States), Félix Ortiz, Firearm Risk Protection Act, Gun Owners Liability Insurance, Law, Liability insurance, New York

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Serbu Firearms Takes A Stand – No Guns For Citizens , No Guns For NYPD

Filed under: Armed Citizenry, Civil Discord, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Founding Fathers, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Guns, Individual Responsibility, Law, Law Enforcement Thuggery, Natural Rights, Police State, Politics, Shame, Statism — Leave a comment

March 26, 2013

Serbu Firearms Refuses To Sell .50 Cal Sniper Rifles To NYPD

“ Serbu Firearms, a manufacturer of bolt-action and semi-automatic .50 caliber sniper rifles, is refusing to sell their wares to the NYPD. Their reason, of course, is that owing to unfair gun laws, they will not support law enforcement in New York.

Serbu is one of almost 150 companies that has officially refused to sell to law enforcement in New York following the passage of the SAFE Act, the controversial gun control package that has been met with scorn by gun owners across the nation.

The company posted the NYPD’s inquiry as well as their refusal to their Facebook page, with names omitted.

Company founder Mark Serbu said, “Unfortunately, we have a policy of selling to state law enforcement agencies only what is allowed to be sold to private citizens in that state. Since the passage of the NY SAFE act, the BFG-50A is considered an assault weapon and as such is no longer available to private citizens in the state of New York. Therefore we have to respectfully decline to supply your department with BFG-50A rifles.”

If you want to let them know what you think yea or nay, of just “like” them, head over to the Serbu Firearms Facebook page.”

Serbu Firearms Refuses to Sell .50 Cal Sniper Rifles to NYPD (blacklistednews.com)
SOLUTIONS: Serbu Firearms REFUSES TO SELL .50 CAL SNIPER RIFLES TO NYPD (secretsofthefed.com)
Re: Serbu Firearms Refuses to Sell .50 Cal Sniper Rifles to NYPD (forum.prisonplanet.com)
Want A .50 Cal Rifle, New York LEOs? Pound Sand. (minx.cc)
No Gun for You! – Serbu Tells NYPD to Find Another .50 Cal (thetruthaboutguns.com)
Serbu Firearms Tells NYPD To Pound Sand (ashameduscitizen.com)

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Tags: .50 BMG, BFG, Facebook, Growing List Of Firearms Companies, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Law enforcement in New York, Mark Serbu, New York, New York City Police Department, No Sales To NYPD, Rifles, SAFE Act, Second Amendment, Serbu Firearms, Shotguns, Sniper Rifle, Super Shorty

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NRO On Cuomo’s “Shameful SAFE Act”

Filed under: Arrogance, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Founding Fathers, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Guns, Hypocrisy, Idiocy, Law, Media Bias, Natural Rights, Police State, Politics, Shame — 3 Comments

March 25, 2013

Cuomo’s Shameful SAFE Act

“ All things being equal, New York State’s infamous new gun laws will go down in history as a prime example of the folly of hysterical calls to action; and Governor Andrew Cuomo, who led the chase for the measures, will join them in disgrace. After 20 children were killed in Newtown, Conn., last December, progressives saw a golden opportunity to reverse the liberalizing tide of recent firearms law and leverage the national outrage in favor of long-desired gun-control codes. Freed by his reelection, the president declared, in an increasingly tiresome formulation, “Now is the time to do the right thing for our children, our communities, and the country we love.” In Albany, it appears that the governor took him literally.

Legislation cast in the wake of tragedy invariably carries with it the stench of the mob, and when it’s contrived in haste to protect “the children,” this is doubly so. Parliaments and institutions might protect us from the sight of angry, rash, pitchfork-wielding villagers in search of blood, but, however sanitized our politics have become, the impulse of rabble-rousing politicos is the same: Something must be done, it must be done right this second, and all naysayers are on the side of the monster. Wise men understand this, and they act to cool passions. Andrew Cuomo, we have learned in recent months, is not a wise man. His signature now adorns a law that has proven unworkable from start to finish. Next time we are told that we cannot wait for democracy or reflection to soothe passions, we might remember the course that New York has taken.”

Cuomo’s 7-Bullet Limit to Be Suspended Indefinitely, Skelos Says (bloomberg.com)
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Takes Aim At His Own Gun Law (amresolution.com)
Cuomo: That gun law I signed turned out to be utterly unworkable, huh? (hotair.com)
Andrew Cuomo Re-creates Nazi Germany in New York: Spy on Your Neighbors and Turn Them in for a $500 Reward (onecitizenspeaking.com)
Andrew Cuomo Realizes He Mandated Gun Magazines That Don’t Exist (reason.com)
Big Part of Cuomo’s Gun Ban Law Removed in New Bill (libertynews.com)
NRA affiliate files lawsuit against state gun law (newsday.com)

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Tags: Albany, Andrew Cuomo, Governing By Emotion, Gun Control, Guns, Hysteria, New York, Newtown, SAFE Act, Second Amendment, Statism, Unconstitutional

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Expired FFL Dealer/Gunsmith Nabbed With 300 Guns On Long Island

Filed under: Crime, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Guns, Idiocy, Law, Media Bias, Politics — 3 Comments

March 22, 2013

300 Guns Seized: Gun Seizure Dominates Local, National TV News Shows

” In a news story that was broadcast on all the TV channels in New Jersey on Friday, 300 guns were seized from a Long Island home this week. The seizure happened in walking distance from a local area high school, too.

Many of the guns that were recovered by police were illegal firearms.

The owner, a 66-year-old man named Jay Steiner, was actually arrested in January thanks to the work of an undercover police officer that visited Steiner’s home. Despite the arrest happening two months ago, the story is just now getting coverage on television and in the local and national newspapers.

According to MSN.com, Steiner is now being charged with criminal possession of a weapon. Despite having 300 guns seized from his home, Steiner is free on bail.

The gun tally for Steiner, who allegedly had guns all over his house, breaks down as the following: 85 illegal handguns and 230 rifles and shotguns.”

Hundreds of guns recovered from LI home (mysanantonio.com)
Centereach Man Ran Illegal Gun Biz Near School, DA Says (longislandpress.com)

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Tags: 300 Guns, Centereach, Expired FFL, Gun Control, Guns, Illegal Gunsmithing, Jay Steiner, Long Island, New York, Rifles, Shotguns, Suffolk County, Thomas Spota, Undercover, Unlicensed Handguns

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$3 Investment Yields $2.2 Million … Beat That Buffet

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March 20, 2013

‘Bowled’ Over! NY Family Buys Bowl For $3 — It Sells For $2 Million

” A New York family scored a huge payday when this small bowl, which they bought at a garage sale for $3, turned out to be a 1,000-year old Chinese piece that sold for $2.2 million at Sotheby’s yesterday. The family bought the rare bowl at the secondhand sale in 2007, and kept it sitting on their mantle for years, the auction house said.

After becoming curious, the bargain hunters began consulting experts about the bowl. They finally brought the piece to Sotheby’s, which estimated it would sell for somewhere in the $200,000 to $300,000 range.

But yesterday, London art dealer Giuseppe Eskenazi blew away those figures when he plunked down $2.2 million for the museum-quality piece.”

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Tags: $2 Million, $3 Yard Sale Purchase, 1000 Year Old Bowl, Auction, Chinese Bowl, Christie, Giuseppe Eskenazi, London, New York, Sells For $2.2 Million, Sotheby

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