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Source: The New York Daily News
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Legislation Signed in New York to Prevent Dangerously Mentally Ill People from Obtaining Firearms
Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed legislation
(S.2438/A.1213) closing a loophole to give law enforcement access to
out-of-state records to help prevent the dangerously mentally ill from
obtaining a firearm license in New York. Under current law, individuals
can apply for a firearm license in the county in which they reside,
regardless of the location of the individual's permanent residence.
Before a firearm license is issued, individuals must submit to a
background check, but current rules often prevent access to out-of-state
records pertaining to people who are dangerously mentally ill, and the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System only flags people who
have been involuntarily committed.As a result, the current system does
not prevent dangerously mentally ill people who have not been
involuntarily committed from applying for a firearm license in New York -
this new law closes that loophole. Additionally the Governor signed a
measure allowing local and state law enforcement officers more access to
an individual's information on a firearm license application
(S.6160/A.7739).
This legislation builds on the strongest gun laws in the nation, including the SAFE Act, the Red Flag
law - which went into effect August 24 and prevents individuals who
show signs of being a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or
possessing a firearm - and legislation Governor Cuomo signed this year extending the background check waiting period and banning bump stocks.
"While
Washington stands idly by and allows a gun violence epidemic to tear
our nation apart at the seams, causing more and more families to grieve
and children to grow up without their parents, New York is leading the
way and enacting smart, common sense gun safety laws to help prevent
these needless tragedies," Governor Cuomo said. "These measures continue
to build on our nation-leading gun laws by helping keep guns out of the
hands of dangerous individuals and providing law enforcement with the
tools and knowledge they need to keep our communities safe from
situations that may involve a deadly firearm."
Click here for the full announcement.
Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Matthew Weil Discusses Election System Security
Weil, Bipartisan Policy Center Elections Project Director, discusses election system security.
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Brexit Showdown in U.K. Parliament as Lawmakers Try to Block No-Deal
Global News: British lawmakers return to Westminster following summer recess on
Tuesday and are expected to try and stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson
from pursuing what they cast as a calamitous no-deal Brexit, a challenge
a senior government source said would prompt him to call for a snap
election on Oct. 14.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to speak later ahead of a
reported effort by Pro-Remain MPs to apply for an emergency debate on
Brexit
Mocking Slave Owners and Celebrating Freedom
Take in the subversive beauty of J’ouvert, a Caribbean street party in Brooklyn. Revelers go all out.
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Source: The New York Times
Monday, September 2, 2019
Supreme Court Case Could Give Families the Right to Sue U.S. Border Agents for Cross-Border Killings
This report was published on YouTube on August 31.
Einstein: Science Alone Won't Transform Society
By Ted Glick
(This article is taken from a longer essay, Does God Exist? Does It Matter?, which can be found at my personal website here.)
Albert Einstein was one of if not the most prominent scientists of the 20th
century. But in addition to his scientific accomplishments, he was also
a prolific writer on many issues. One of them was the relationship
between science and religion.
This is an important issue for those of us in the world-changing
business. Historically, some on the political Left have taken the
position that religion and spirituality are of little or no value to the
process of transforming society, that scientific processes, in not just
industry and technology but also in politics and social transformation,
are THE way revolutionary change happens. From my experience, professed
atheism has more adherents percentage-wise among leftists than among
the population as a whole.
Einstein was actually a socialist, but as far as I know he was never
active in movements for social change. But his views on science and
religion have definite relevance.
For example, Einstein believed that serious scientists inevitably
must come to believe in a mysterious, unknown, higher power in the
universe. He wrote, “everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit
of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of
the Universe – a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the
face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” (Einstein
and Religion, by Max Jammer, p. 144)
This is not how the late, prominent scientist Steven Hawking saw the
issue. As reported in the Washington Post on March 14, 2018, he said
during an interview with El Mundo in 2014: “Before we understand
science, it is natural to believe that God created the universe. But now
science offers a more convincing explanation. What I meant by ‘we would
know the mind of God’ is, we would know everything that God would know,
if there were a God, which there isn’t. I’m an atheist.”
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Source: tedglick.com
The Doctrine of White Supremacy --- and the Hoaxer Tucker Carlson
By Steven Jonas
Ah, Tucker Carlson.
How pretentious is he. Pretends
to be an intellectual, but he doesn't even know the definition of the word
"hoax." Here's one, from the Cambridge English Dictionary : "1. a plan to deceive
someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not
one, or a trick: 2. to deceive, especially by playing a trick on someone 3. a
plan to deceive a large group of people; a trick.
By
definition then, "hoaxing" is something done in present time, something that
Carlson and Hannity and Levin and so on and so forth are doing on Fox"News," or
as MSNBC's Chris Hayes calls it, "Trump TV," all the time. But no, Tucker, the Doctrine of White Supremacy
--- and it is a doctrine as its proponents have made clear over and over again
throughout its history --- which is certainly long and ignoble, is indeed not a
hoax. It is not something that was just
invented, to trick people. In fact,
Tucker, is that not perhaps what you yourself are trying to do --- by labeling
white supremacy a "hoax" --- playing a trick on the less-informed members of your
viewership?
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Winners of the 2019 Carey Gabay Scholarship Program Announced
Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced the five 2019 winners of the Carey Gabay Scholarship Program. The scholarship program was created to honor the legacy of Carey Gabay, an attorney and public servant, who was tragically killed as an innocent victim of gun violence in September 2015 at the age of 43. Each scholarship covers all costs of attendance, including tuition, room and board, college fees, books and supplies, and transportation and personal expenses.
"Carey Gabay dedicated his life to building better communities, and these inspiring young people exemplify his selflessness and commitment to service and social justice," Governor Cuomo said. "I applaud this year's scholarship recipients for all their accomplishments and look forward to seeing them continue Carey's legacy and help create a better New York."
Carey grew up living in public housing and attending public school in the Bronx. After a successful high school career, he went on to graduate from Harvard University and then Harvard Law School. While at Harvard University, he was elected to become the president of the undergraduate student body. During his recent career, he worked tirelessly in public service, first as an Assistant Counsel to Governor Cuomo, and later as First Deputy Counsel for the Empire State Development Corporation. Carey had a longstanding commitment to public service and giving back to those around him.
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Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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