Exercising the Right
Second Amendment Flip-flopping
In a story entitled “Anti-gun Grandstanding” in this column for the August 23 issue of TNA, this writer reported that then-New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order proclaiming that gun violence is a public-health crisis, even going so far as to declare a state of emergency to address it. Second Amendment supporters expressed concerns that Cuomo’s executive order could lead to more infringements on their rights but, as evidence of how fast things can change in the world of politics, Cuomo ended up resigning shortly after he issued the order when multiple allegations of sexual harassment became public. Though Cuomo is no longer governor, this doesn’t mean New York residents who have firearms have nothing to worry about: Governor Kathy Hochul, formerly lieutenant governor under Cuomo, also holds extreme anti-Second Amendment positions.
While an anti-gun Democrat is nothing new, what’s ironic is that Hochul was once endorsed by the National Rifle Association! Back in 2012, when Hochul was serving as a U.S. representative from New York, the NRA’s Chris Cox proclaimed, “Kathy Hochul has a proven record of defending the Second Amendment…. Because of her strong support of our rights, Hochul has earned an ‘A’ rating and endorsement from the NRA-[Political Victory Fund].” The Daily Beast reported on August 11 that when Hochul was a congresswoman in a very Republican district, she proudly boasted of her support for the Second Amendment. This would all change once Hochul ran for statewide office in 2014 — indeed, she morphed into a carbon copy of Cuomo on every issue. She even went so far as to embrace the idea of driving the NRA out of New York. As the Daily Beast noted, this isn’t the first time a Democrat lied to voters to win in a conservative area only to flip-flop when campaigning at the state level. The Daily Beast wrote that “such evolutions are far from unheard of in New York, given the schism between its fiercely conservative rural regions and deep-blue Democratic cities, and the nation’s increasingly polarized politics. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) served a term-and-a-half in the House of Representatives as a pro-gun, anti-sanctuary city, pro-English-only education Democrat, only to morph into a liberal paragon after former Gov. David Paterson appointed her to the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton.”
Shooting Outside Movie Theater
Newson6.com reported on August 24 about a robbery outside a movie theater in Oklahoma City that turned deadly for the culprit. Master Sergeant Gary Knight of the Oklahoma City Police Department told Newson6, “It appeared there was a couple walking near the theatre when they were approached by a man who was armed with a gun.” The investigation revealed that the armed robber demanded cash and other personal belongings from the couple, but the male victim, who was also armed, pulled out his own handgun and shot the robbery suspect. “That’s when [the robber] was shot and killed right outside the Harkins Theatre,” Knight added. “They were interviewed by homicide detectives shortly after the case…. Because even though this appears on the surface to be a case of self-defense, it’s still a homicide…. If your life is in imminent peril, you have the right to defend yourself up to and including using deadly force.” Knight told Newson6.
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