2014 New York Governor's race: on Gun Control
Zephyr Teachout:
Supports tougher gun control laws
Zephyr Teachout said the state chief executive's first term has been marked by broken promises and favors to corporate leaders who are financing his re-election bid. Teachout said Cuomo has failed to take a stand on a number of issues, such as
hydraulic fracturing, and has been misleading about others, like medical marijuana. "He said we had to clean up Albany," she said. "His current 'Clean Up Albany' booklet now reads like a series of broken promises."Teachout did support Cuomo work
toward reducing the state prison population and getting state lawmakers to adopt tougher gun-control laws. However, she said, changes that appear to broaden
medical marijuana laws are misleading. "In the most recent medical marijuana bill, the new rules are you can use a vaporizer," she said. "But if you're not using a vaporizer, it's still illegal."
Source: Daily Freeman on 2014 New York gubernatorial race
Jul 22, 2014
Kathy Hochul:
Top rating from National Rifle Association
Hochul has taken strong stances that [gubernatorial opponent Zephyr] Teachout said are anathema to New York Democrats.
Hochul has a top rating from the National Rifle Association and has boasted of her opposition to Eliot Spitzer's proposal for driver licenses for undocumented immigrants in New York City.
Hochul has taken strong stances that [gubernatorial opponent Zephyr] Teachout said are anathema to New York Democrats.
Hochul has a top rating from the National Rifle Association and has boasted of her opposition to Eliot Spitzer's proposal for driver licenses for undocumented immigrants in New York City.
Source: Epoch Times on 2014 New York State Governor's race
Jul 8, 2014
Rob Astorino:
Opposes SAFE Act gun control measure
Astorino also has used a politically charged issue to try to ignite his base of voters, criticizing the SAFE Act gun control measure, which Cuomo pushed through the legislature in a closed-door deal without public hearings one month after the Newtown
school massacre."Forget the extremists--it's simple," Cuomo said in his 2013 State of the State speech. "No one hunts with an assault rifle."
At an East Rochester gun shop, Astorino told the crowd he wants gun laws to focus on keeping firearms from criminals and the mentally ill and he would use the power of the governor to do so. "I would use it to repeal [the SAFE Act] and replace it
with something that doesn't demonize law-abiding citizens."
But a repeal is unlikely, requiring overwhelming support from the Assembly's Democratic majority, which is dominated by New York City members who strongly back the SAFE Act.
Source: Newsday AdWatch on 2014 New York State gubernatorial race
May 18, 2014
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