Sentences with phrase «safe act opposition»
Today, Astorino supporters are pointing to SAFE Act opposition in part for the GOP ticket's success.
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She cited Zeldin's work on the for the Safe Bridges Act, included in the five - year highway bill recently signed into law, and opposition to the the President's Trade Promotion Authority.
Many observers credited his strong opposition to New York's SAFE Act gun - control measure as attracting votes outside the City of Buffalo, but his office has also been embroiled in recent controversies including deaths in the Erie County Holding Center — that could serve as campaign fodder.
He may not even face Sen. Greg Ball in the general election, but Democrat Justin Wagner is already taking the Putnam County Republican to task for his opposition to the 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act.
The New York Rifle & Pistol Association is backing Schoharie County Sheriff Tony Desmond over his opposition to the SAFE Act.
Erie County Sheriff Timothy Howard says he believes his opposition to New York's gun control law, known as the SAFE Act, played a role in his re-election.
Both candidates sought the NRA endorsement, a significant development in a race where Tenney accused Hanna of being weak on his support for gun rights and opposition to the New York SAFE Act.
Paladino's vocal opposition to the New York Safe Act is another source of his power, drawing huge crowds to rallies in Albany.
The backlash against New York's new gun control law, the NY SAFE Act, continues, with the Wilton GOP announcing today it unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to the measure and calling on fellow party committees to do the same.
Republican candidate Rob Astorino had concentrated heavily on upstate and especially opposition to the SAFE Act, Cuomo's gun control law of 2013.
The SAFE Act is likely to be a factor in the special election for Libous» Binghamton district — a GOP dominated area where opposition to the gun control law remains strong.
Cuomo denied any attempt to stifle opposition by elected County Sheriffs across the state to the NY SAFE Act.
At 2:15 p.m., Moss discusses opposition to the «SAFE Act» at Frank's Gun & Tackle Shop, 3549 State Highway 30, Gloversville.
There's a variety of factors why Cuomo fares so poorly in some of these districts, ranging from staunch opposition SAFE Act to his truculent relationship with public - worker labor organizations (never mind that Tkaczyk, a Democrat who narrowly won her race by 18 votes in 2012, did not cast a vote for or against the legislation considering her race had not been resolved at that point).
Gun rights advocates have been urging their local senators to support DeFrancisco, citing his opposition to the SAFE Act, on which Flanagan — along with Skelos — voted «yes.»
Despite the various internecine squabbles over who will be at the top of Republican ticket this year, conservative activists in New York remain united in their opposition to the SAFE Act, a gun control measure championed by Cuomo last year.
Four years after Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved the NY SAFE Act, Republican members of the Rensselaer County Legislature are still showing their opposition to the law.
Leah Barrett, Executive Director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence said opposition to the SAFE Act is influenced by the gun industry lobby, and said the acts of protest from local officials do not surprise her.
The opposition to Governor Andrew Cuomo's New York SAFE Act continues to ramp up this week.
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Last week's shooting spree that left seven people dead in Santa Barbara, CA has not caused Astorino to change his opposition to the SAFE Act.
Meanwhile, Governor Andrew Cuomo, in Buffalo today, said political opposition to the NY SAFE Act is based in «fear.»
According to the article, «Allport thanked the residents of the county who showed up at the county building about two weeks ago for a rally in opposition to the SAFE Act.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature requests the members of the New York State Senate and Assembly who represent all, or part of, Orleans County to reply, in writing, with their views on, and actions taken, in support of, or opposition to, the NY SAFE Act; and be it
In each of these lists, provide the name of the entity and whether the resolution or statement was in favor of the SAFE act, in opposition, or neutral.
The Cayuga County Legislature passed a resolution Tuesday evening asking the state to repeal the New York SAFE Act, joining a growing list of counties voicing opposition to the stringent gun law.
The Broome County legislature will be meeting Thursday evening April 18th to most likely adopt a resolution in opposition the the NY SAFE Act.
«I received hundreds of calls and emails in opposition to the SAFE Act from Erie County residents.
Overall, the request produced documentation identifying 200 municipal resolutions in opposition to the SAFE Act, most of the 52 county resolutions in opposition, and a handful of resolutions in support.
«Monroe County's opposition to the NY SAFE Act is not about politics, it's about good public policy and protecting the rights of law abiding citizens.
He reiterated his opposition to the SAFE Act to the Times Union's Chris Churchill in December, saying «the knee - jerk reaction for gun control has never delivered, and it won't deliver.»
Moss, who serves as the Chemung County Sheriff, said he was also surprised that despite the widespread upstate opposition to the SAFE Act, the outrage failed to translate into votes.
At its monthly meeting Thursday, the Association of Erie County Governments went on record in opposition to the 2013 New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, commonly known as the NY SAFE Act.
The Legislature's Republican majority has voiced its opposition to the SAFE Act since it was enacted in January; in February, it passed a resolution condemning the law, claiming it is in violation of the second amendment.
Of those respondents, 61 percent expressed support for the SAFE Act, now in effect for five years, while 28 percent stated their opposition to the legislation.
Moss is best known in statewide political circles for his opposition to the SAFE Act, the 2013 gun control law pushed by Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo.