Albany, NY – Trump Rallies Against Cuomo, New York Gun Control

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    Donald Trump, left, and Carl Paladino, who ran for governor of New York as a Republican in 2010, speak during a gun rights rally at the Empire State Plaza on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Activists are seeking a repeal of a 2013 state law that outlawed the sales of some popular guns like the AR-15. The law championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been criticized as unconstitutional by some gun rights activists. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)Albany, NY – Thousands of gun rights supporters rallied outside New York’s Capitol Tuesday to call for the repeal of gun control measures championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which they intend to use as a rallying cry in the fall elections.

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    Supporters of New York’s gun control measures — among the most restrictive in the U.S. — held a smaller event inside the Statehouse to announce several new bills, including one that would prohibit anyone from buying more than one gun a month.

    Speakers at the larger rally on Empire State Plaza, including celebrity businessman Donald Trump and Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, said the law prohibiting the sale of some popular guns like the AR-15 goes too far and should be scrapped.

    “He took away your rights — you take away his job,” said Astorino, the Westchester County executive, urging those present to channel their opposition into political action.

    Trump announced last month that he wouldn’t challenge Cuomo — but it didn’t stop cheers from some attendees who hoisted “Trump for Governor” signs.
    Gun rights activists rally outside the State Museum at the Empire State Plaza on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. The activists are seeking a repeal of a 2013 state law that outlawed the sales of some popular guns like the AR-15. The law championed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been criticized as unconstitutional by some gun rights activists. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
    “I’m a big Second Amendment person,” Trump said, noting that he has a pistol permit. “You have the constitutional right to bear arms.”

    Similar efforts have been mounted in other states that adopted tougher gun rules following the 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Last year, two Democratic Colorado state senators were recalled over their support for more restrictive gun laws.

    “You cannot blame Cuomo when you have two legislative houses that allowed it to get to him,” said Royal Kraeger, a Vietnam veteran and a gun owner from Boonville, N.Y., who attended Tuesday’s rally. “We have to get people out to vote. We have to get a lot of legislators out (of the Legislature) as well.”

    The law bans the sale of some semi-automatic firearms and requires those who already own one to register them by April 15. It also bans high-capacity magazines, requires federal background checks on private gun sales and imposes felony penalties for illegal gun possession.

    Hours before Tuesday’s rally, Cuomo told reporters that the debate over gun control always stirs emotions.

    “This issue has driven strong feelings on both sides for decades,” he said.

    The new gun control proposals announced Tuesday include requiring gun owners to use gun safes or trigger locks when storing a gun, a 10-day waiting period before a buyer can take possession of a gun, and a rule that would prohibit anyone from buying more than one handgun a month.

    “We are far from done,” said Alex Dubroff, the leader of the upstate chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

    A gun rights activist holds a sign during a rally at the Empire State Plaza on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Activists are seeking a repeal of a 2013 state law that outlawed the sales of some popular guns like the AR-15. The law championed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been criticized as unconstitutional by some gun rights activists. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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    BH_Baby
    BH_Baby
    9 years ago

    How appropriate.

    Trump speaks on April Fools day.

    mossad
    mossad
    9 years ago

    We get all these same shmucks over and over again with same songs…. its boring! Are there any new kids on the block?

    9 years ago

    This clown doesn’t let go….After having made a total fool of himself on the Obama birth certificate issue (which was disowned by just about every other Republican leader and potential candidate) he thinks he may have more credibility on gun control issues, a subject on which over 60 percent of New Yorkers polled support stronger limits. These rallies are an echo chamber for the right wing tea bag zealots but won’t win him a single vote among the large percentage of New Yorkers.

    TexasJew
    TexasJew
    9 years ago

    Trump is an April Fool’s joke. And every day of the year.

    PeaceNow
    PeaceNow
    9 years ago

    Trump is a billionaire and while he has a shaky past he is rallying for a good cause in the the 2nd amendment is one that must be preserved accordingly.