A Cuomo administration source is flatly denying the governor’s claim that his new anti-gun SAFE Act was carefully drafted, saying the governor himself wasn’t even aware of some provisions when it was hastily enacted into law.“The governor thought the limit on the size of [gun] magazines would only apply to assault-style rifles, not to handguns,’’ said the source.“That’s why there’s the big problem now with handguns, among other things in the statute.’’The legal sale of virtually all semiautomatic handguns will soon be impossible because Cuomo’s law limits the size of bullet-holding magazines to seven shots, virtually none of which are manufactured for sale.“Much of what’s in the law was drafted by people connected to Mayor Bloomberg and the Brady Center, not by the governor’s staff,” the source said. “That’s why there are so many problems with it.’’
via Gov. Cuomo’s new state budget disappoints his backers in the private sector – NYPOST.com.
Second Amendment
Gun law passed in haste a waste
Like the renowned wizard he so much resembles, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a great and powerful man.
I believe he has the power to change the meaning of words. He must have, otherwise what’s been coming out of his mouth this last week would be remarkably close to arrogant gibberish. And that can’t be right.
Guns, ammo and jobs
Guns and ammo are selling briskly these days, and that means weapons makers are hiring. Some manufacturers are scrambling to find enough workers.Mike Weddle, head of maintenance at Dynamic Research Technologies, an ammunition manufacturer in Albany, Mo., says he is adding 10 new hires to his staff of 35. DRTs machine operators make between $10 and $17 an hour — a healthy paycheck in a region where its tough to find a job and the cost of living is relatively low.