S.C.O.P.E., Inc. Shooters Committee on Political Education

Volume XXX, Issue I

Firing Lines January/February 2021 Fighting for your Second Amendment Rights since 1965 INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, SCOPE Chapter and the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. BoD Information 2 ————————————————————————— Newsletter Deadlines 2 ————————————————————————— I was in DC 3 ————————————————————————— Civics and school votes 4 ————————————————————————— Emotions and Politics Member Clubs 5 ————————————————————————— By Tom Reynolds ing; pushing through their anti-2A agenda. Encounter with SAFE Act 6 ————————————————————————— What is surprising is that the Democrats in Patriotism is not treason 8 ————————————————————————— Emotions are the enemy of rational D.C. are pushing through an agenda that is Demise of Constitution 9 thinking. But emotions do stir actions. Po- equally radical, since their hold on power is ————————————————————————— Election integrity matters 10 litically, we are in a highly emotional state – so tenuous. ————————————————————————— Déjà vu 11 at least politicians and the media are highly If Democrats lose one (1) Senator ————————————————————————— emotional right now. Unfortunately, that Seat, they lose their power in the Senate. In Red Flags 12 ————————————————————————— means lots of action and not much rational the House, if six (6) of 435 house seats Crossing the Rubicon 14 ————————–————————————————- thinking. Those of us who are not politicians switched to Republican (5- if Tenney wins) DRGO 15 and not in the media are being bombarded the control of the House becomes Republi- ————————————————————————— America a diamond 17 with emotion. We need to take a moment, can. People die; you may have heard of the ————————————————————————— SCOPE Members Meeting17 step back and think rationally. Covid epidemic. People retire; some take ————————————————————————— SCOPE’s purpose is to defend the other jobs (Bernie Sanders did not get a job NY State Assembly 18 ————————————————————————— Constitution with an emphasis on the Second in the Biden administration because that NY State Senate 21 ————————————————————————— Amendment. We are incorporated as a would cause Democrats to lose their majority NYS Legislative Session 23 501c4 educational organization. That’s what in the Senate. People change parties; De- ————————————————————————— SCOPE application 24 our Articles of Incorporation say. So, let’s mocrat Senator Joe Manchin represents Con- ————————————————————————— educate about the current political situation. servative West Virginia and he was reelected The Democrat Party – or at least the in 2018 with less than 50%. (Might he fear a Join SCOPE leaders and most vocal members of it – are backlash being associated with radical De- anti 2A. Can anyone challenge that? (Okay, mocrats?) And of course, some do not al- Today! Joe Biden would say I’m “Full of s&#t” for ways vote the party line on any individual SCOPEny2A.org saying he’s anti-2A but his actions prove issue. otherwise.) Republicans defend 2A but there Not to be forgotten, there is another is some doubt about how “rabid” some of election in 2022 and the President’s party “Guns are our them are about it. But the leadership, espe- usually loses seats in an off-year election. friends because cially President Trump, seemed committed to One Senator and six Representatives are all it in a country with- 2A. But I wouldn’t count on the remainder takes to make D.C. different. All 435 House falling on their swords defending it. The seats will be on the ballot and 34 Senate out guns, I'm logical (there I go using non-emotional seats, too (20 are currently Republican and what's known as words) course of action for those of us who 14 Democrat. Only about 8 of these seats (4 want to preserve 2A is to put political pres- Republican and 4 Democrat) are considered "prey." All fe- sure on both parties; political pressure is de- competitive – at this time. In NY State, all males are.” fined as money and / or votes. Most of us - NY Senate and Assembly seats will be on the Ann Coulter and SCOPE - aren’t millionaires so votes are ballot as well as the Governor and one Sena- our avenue to success. tor. (Currently Chuck Schumer is incum- Democrats control the federal gov- bent.) The state of the economy will have a ernment (barely) and they overwhelmingly lot to say about this election. control New York State government. (With Another factor is redistricting due to their total control of NY State, it is not unex- the 2020 census. Since Democrats control pected that they are doing what they are do- (Continued on page 11) Firing Lines page 2

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peaceful” rallies in the summer were Glenn’s and the January 6 th’s rallies not “mostly peaceful” as there was were of the same mentality; they were I Was In DC th By Bruce Kingsley widespread violence. January 6 was happy, smiling, and civil. People overwhelmingly peaceful with only waited an hour to use the toilets while I was in Washington, DC on minimal violence. talking about the issues and being January 6 th , 2021. I didn’t make the The Park Authorities are polite. When making eye contact, walk to the Capitol, but wish I had, their own worst enemy; too few gar- they asked, “Where are you from”? If just to see the intense energy. bage cans and toilets. People picked it wasn’t for Covid they would have The Fake News Media does- up the litter, but the cans were over been exchanging hugs. There were n’t want to expose just how many filled. people from all over the USA. people were at the January 6 th rally. What is forgotten, but is Talk to anyone from a for- News Max was the only TV outlet amazing to me and speaks to the in- eign country and they don’t under- that I’ve seen with an aerial photo tensity of feelings is that many people stand why we are throwing our Con- from the 6 th . There were helicop- made the rally happen in just a few stitution under the bus. Many Chinese ters flying, so there have to be photos days. (Remember how the permit people were there; they were protest- somewhere. The original Park Service changed at the last minute.) The bus ing any thoughts of the USA becom- permit called for 5,000 but that was out of Utica was filled (55 seats) in ing like the Communism/Socialism changed to 30,000 and there is no two days. It should be apparent, but form of government in China. doubt we exceeded that total – by a has been lost, that millions of people I’m buying 4 MAGA flags. lot . throughout the country are concerned We can’t stop promoting MAKE All the media talks about are the ac- with the direction the USA is going. AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. I will tions of a few hundred frustrated peo- I have been to DC for four of continue wearing my hat. ple. (I don’t condone their actions but these big, peaceful, rallies and one I understand their frustration). Think would think they were of insignificant about this: If tens of thousands of size and meaning, based on media people were as angry as pictured in reporting. Glenn Beck, back in Au- the media, there wouldn’t be a Capi- gust 2010, had the “Restoring Honor tol! Consider, for a moment, that Rally” at the Lincoln Memorial, there were tens of thousands of dem- where he repeated what M. L. King onstrators in DC that were equally said. I chartered two buses from here. frustrated - but those tens of thou- The estimates for people varied from sands did not riot . They did not loot 90K to 600K. Google the rally and stores. They did not burn and throw get an idea as to how many people were there. Then compare it to the Molotov Cocktails. They were peace- th ful. Did you see any police cars and January 6 rally. Both rallies were buildings burning in the background huge! as you did last June? Those “mostly The people attending both Firing Lines page 4

New York where the far left controls they infuse the larger share of the Civics and School Votes the legislature? After all, woke ideol- curriculum with requirements in By Tracy Marisa ogy such as that promoted by the “action civics”. 1619 Project as well as general civic New state-level history and Here we are early in a still- illiteracy are huge problems. civics standards are not the solution to new year and many of us are making Well-known conservative any state’s civic problems. The best note of special dates on calendars, Stanley Kurtz argues that every one of way to battle educational decline is a both paper and digital. these initiatives that ALEC is consid- return to genuine local control . The Here’s one for you: Tuesday, ering will undermine the very ends real hope for improvement lies with May 18, 2021. What is it? School they appear to promote. Indeed, Kurtz parents, grandparents, and conserva- board and budget election day. By argues, if state legislatures adopt the tive-leaning voters in general. A state law, school board and budget proposed ALEC bill, leftist history grassroots movement to take back the elections, in all districts except Buf- and civics will be legally locked in. curriculum from woke education bu- falo, New York City, Rochester, Syra- How? The proposed ALEC model bill reaucrats could shift the composition cuse and Yonkers, must be held on specifically recommends that the state of local school boards across the the third Tuesday in May. school boards responsible for setting country, yes, even in NY State. So, if you live in any school the required history and civics curric- (Remember, local elections are just district in NY other than those five, I ula consult with traditional-leaning that…local. NY City liberals have no urge you in the strongest terms to not institutions and organizations, includ- vote in your local election). blow off that election. You may think ing Hillsdale College and the Bill of At the local level, curricula it has little or nothing to do with the Rights Institute -but that are only a recommended by places like Hillsdale support of gun rights, the Second recommended option. Final responsi- College, ConSource, and 1776 Unites Amendment, or the Constitution in bility for setting the new history could be adopted. The newly an- general. But it absolutely does. and civics curriculum will lie with nounced group, American Achieve- You might occasionally state school boards and their atten- ment Testing (AAT), plans to take wonder where people, especially the dant bureaucracy . ALEC’s model this strategy to another level by com- younger people coming up behind us, bill effectively, if unintentionally, bining a comprehensive American get some of their bizarre ideas regard- gives these left-leaning bureaucrats history curriculum built around ing guns and gun owners. During the (NY State’s version of D.C.’s Wilfred McClay’s Land of Hope long leftist march to take over Ameri- Swamp) carte blanche to set state (which I highly recommend) with the can institutions that has occurred over curricular standards. That means those capacity for testing. Nowadays, influ- the last century or more, there are standards will be a world apart from ence over the curriculum requires the numerous places where people have what parents in traditional and capacity to devise tests. acquired strange ideas; one of them is conservative-leaning school districts We MUST pay attention to the K-12 schools, public and would choose. what is going on in our local schools (increasingly) private schools. Also, the civics now recog- and not simply assume that everything You may recall the brouhaha nized and promoted by America’s is fine. It is quite possibly—and per- about the New York Times and its dominant, left-leaning education es- haps even likely—everything is NOT “1619 Project” (the one that postu- tablishment is radically different from fine, even in small rural districts. lated that the country was founded what conservatives or traditionalists While we should definitely be con- explicitly to enable African slavery - think of when they hear the word cerned about what schools cost us in long before the Declaration of Inde- “civics.” Not one in ten conservatives terms of tax dollars (and renters, you pendence spelled out other, suppos- has even heard of “action civics ” or pay school taxes, too—don’t think edly cynically misleading reasons for “project-based civics ,” but this is your landlord isn’t factoring his the country’s founding). That caused what professional educators now school taxes into your monthly rent), a fair amount of pushback against the mean by civics. Essentially, “action we need to also be concerned about entire concept itself as well as against civics” trains students to protest on what is being taught and who is mak- the lightning-quick move to insert the behalf of leftist political causes. The ing those decisions. 1619 Project into many public schools Parkland students who agitate for gun The eligibility requirements as an integral part of the curriculum. laws are considered models of action for voting in a school board election There was also some movement to civics by the Left. are pretty minimal: you are entitled to come up with competing curricula As many of us are probably vote in school district elections if you such as “1776 Unites.” That’s all well already aware, leftist action civics is are a U.S. citizen, 18 years or older and good but we can’t sit on any lau- already widespread in blue states like and have been a district resident for at rels or dust off our hands and say, ours, and activists hope to force it least 30 days prior to the vote. No pre- “Phew! Dodged THAT bullet!” As onto deep-dyed red-state school dis- registration is required but personal usual the left is way ahead of us. tricts via statewide civics mandates. identification is required . That’s Here’s a cautionary tale: Under ALEC, conservatives will inad- right—you do not need to be a regis- The conservative-leaning vertently impose “action civics” on tered voter for other purposes (such as American Legislative Exchange themselves. primaries or the general election in Council (ALEC) is considering a Under the ALEC bill, state November) in order to vote in school model bill that would have state legis- boards of education will probably elections, but you have to provide ID . latures mandate history and civics throw a bone to conservative legisla- And just like we need con- standards. That might be good, right, tors by drawing a couple of items (Continued on page 5) unless you live in deep blue states like from Hillsdale or ConSource, while Firing Lines page 5

SCOPE Member Clubs Chemung County Rod & Gun Club Conservation Association Clarence Shooting Club, Olean Rod & Gun Club,

Community Conservation Club Ontario Rod & Gun Club, The following are clubs that Conservation Club of Brockport Painted Post Field & Stream Club are members of SCOPE. If you plan to Dalton Gang Sportsmen Club Pearl River Gun Club, join a club, please try to join one that is Deer Search of WNY Point Rock Fish & Game Club a SCOPE member. If your club would Deerfield Fish & Game Club Pulaski Police Association like to become a SCOPE club member Delchenego Rod & Gun Club Randolph Rod & Gun Club, please give SCOPE a call or drop us an Depew Rod & Gun Club Red Creek Conservation Club, E-mail. Dutchess Co. Pistol Association Ripley Rod & Gun Club

Dutchess County Rochester Rifle Club 5 Point Rod & Gun Club Sportsman Association Roslyn Rifle & Revolver Club Adirondack Federation Elbridge Rod & Gun Club Sara Spa Rod & Gun Club of Sports Clubs Essex County Fish & Game League Saranac Lake Fish & Game Club Alabama Hunt Club Federated Sportsman's Club of Schroon Lake Fish & Game Club Almond Rod & Gun Club Cattaraugus County Scio Rod & Gun Club A-ON-DO-WA-NUH Franklinville Conservation Club Shortsville Rod & Gun Club Sportsmans Club Genesee Co. Fish & Game Sodus Bay Sportsman's Club Assoc. of Former NYS Troopers, Protective Assoc, Sons of American Legion Baldwinsville Rod & Gun Club Genesee Valley Conservation Club Squadron 734 Barre Sportsmens Club Glen-Coe Conservation Society, South Bristol Fish Barrington Rifle Club Gouverneur Rod & Gun Club & Game Association, Batavia Rod & Gun Club Gowanda Rifle Club Sportsmans Coon Bath Rod & Gun Club, Grand Island Rod & Gun Club, Hunters Association Bison City Rod & Gun Club Greenway Verona Mills Sportsmen's Club of Clifton Park Black Rock Fish & game Fish & Game Club Springville Field & Stream Club, Club of Cornwall Hamburg Rod & Gun Club Square Deal Sportsmen, Blasdell Rod & Gun Club Harder O'Donnell Post 734 Stamford Rod & Gun Club, Boonville Rod & Gun Club, American Legion Steuben Co. Federation Branchport Rod & Gun Club Hidden Lake of Conservation Clubs Bridgeport Rod & Gun Club Conservation Association Syracuse Pistol Club Burlington Flats Fish & Game Club Hidden Valley Lodge Tonawandas Sportsmens Club Busti Trap & Skeet Club Hoisingtons NY Ranging Co. 1776 Trumansburg Rifle & Pistol Club Canajoharie Forest Fish Holland Rod & Gun Club Tupper Lake Sportsmens Club & Game Club Holley Rod & Gun Club Twin City Shooting Club Canisteo Rod & Gun Club Hornell Sportsman Club Vernon Rod & Gun Club Cayuga County Sportsmen's Assoc. Ilion Fish & Game Club Waterloo Rifle & Pistol Club, Chemung County Fed of Sportsmen Irondequoit Bay Fish & Game Club West Falls Conservation Society Junior Wilson Sportsmen's Club Westfield Fish & Game Club, (Continued from page 4) Lackawanna Conservation Whortlekill Rod & Gun Club, servative-leaning people to sit on ju- ries, we need conservative-leaning Lima Gun Club Williamson Conservation people to sit on school boards. If you Lime Lake Sportsman's Club & Sporting Club feel so moved, information about be- Lodi Rod & Gun Club Wolcottsville Sportsman's Club coming a school board member can be Long Lake Fish & Game Club Wood & Brook Sportsman's Club found on the NYS School Boards As- Mendon Conservation League Wyoming County Conservation sociation website here, https:// Middleburgh Rod & Gun Club Wyoming County www.nyssba.org/about-nyssba/running Middlesex Conservation Club Wildlife Federation -for-the-school-board/. Petitions to be Millgrove Sportsmen's Club, Yates County Federation on the May school vote ballot as a board candidate are due April 19 for Millport Hunting & Fishing Club of Conservation Clubs central, union free and common school Mount Hunger Club Yates County districts, and April 28 for all small city Neighbors Gun Club Sportsmens Association school districts. New Paltz Rod & Gun Club, Vote in your local school Newark Rod & Gun Club election May 18th. Don’t give up. North Star Sportsman's Club, Eternal vigilance is the price of Northern Chautauqua Rifle liberty. & Pistol Club Northwoods Sportsmen Association NY Houndsmen Firing Lines page 6

My Encounter with the Five weeks after my visit, I self or others, and the New York State was informed by the County Sheriff’s Psychiatric Association states the fol- NY SAFE ACT Office that a petition was filed under lowing on their website: “Regarding By Sandra Richardson, RN, MS the SAFE Act stating that I was a dan- discharge, we conclude that there is ger to myself or others. On securing a no need to file a SAFE ACT report I am writing to inform people copy of my medical records, I saw upon discharge because an individual not just about my experience, but that a false narrative was inserted should not, at discharge, present a risk about some steps they might take if based on fragments of a conversation of harm to self or others.” they find themselves in the same taken out of context, unfounded as- When I received a call from situation. The NY SAFE Act allows sumptions, and outright false docu- the Sheriff’s Office on June 6, 2020, this to happen to anyone, anywhere in mentation. In spite of that - and given the Deputy told me an Order to Show New York State. that the medical record documents Cause would come in the mail and to When people seek help in that I was not a risk to myself or oth- turn in any guns that I owned. I called managing the effects of stress, depres- ers - filing a petition under the SAFE a lawyer and I made arrangements sion, anxiety, etc., we expect health Act violated the Hippocratic Oath by with the Sheriff’s Deputy to comply care facilities and providers to be safe causing me harm. with the Order to Show Cause. A few and confidential in providing the nec- This action increased my days later the Order to Show Cause essary guidance. My experience with stress level and imposed a financial arrived in the mail. I requested, paid the NY SAFE Act Mental Hygiene burden as I had to retain an attorney to for, waited for, then read copies of my Law (MHL) 9.46 shows that, some- successfully defend me in this matter. medical records. I contacted trusted times, this is not the case. It prevented me from participating in health care providers and asked them I am a very health literate activities that are beneficial to my to document whether they felt the individual who has worked in both physical and mental health. alleged problem existed. All of these clinical practice and public health. I My family does a lot of hik- medical records were shared with my was pretty stressed in April of 2020 ing, fishing, and hunting. These are attorney and the judge. The court and sought guidance to manage the activities that bring us together so we hearing was on July 17, 2020. I circumstances. The causes of my can share the experiences of physical bought myself a new outfit and made stress are not relevant. What is rele- exercise, the enjoyment of natural a matching mask to wear as I wanted vant is what happened when I did the surroundings and fresh air, and legally to go in feeling great and present a right thing in seeking help to address secure free-range, hormone-free and good image. The County Court the problem. antibiotic-free food. In other words, Judge’s Conclusion of Law is dated I sought guidance regarding the activities that I engage in that in- July 20, 2020 and states the following. stress from health care professionals. volve guns support both my physical (The capitals and bold type are actu- While at the facility for less than three and emotional wellbeing. ally in the original document.) hours, I sat in a chair and told my I comply with all regulations “The Court has broad discre- story to staff who dropped by. There regarding guns. In order to protect my tion in determining when to revoke was no medication administered and home and family, years ago I filed and/or suspend a pistol permit. The the discharge direction was simply to paperwork with the Sheriff’s Office evidentiary requirement is minimal follow up with my primary care phy- requesting that information about my and so long as the decision is not arbi- sician within a week. Basically, no firearms permit not be publicly re- trary, capricious or an abuse of discre- treatment was given or needed and I leased. Filing an unfounded petition tion, it is entitled to deference.” was fine to leave and drive myself under MHL 9.46 has essentially un- “Accordingly, it is the judg- home. Documentation related to that done that protection. Because this is ment of this Court that Respondent’s day supports that I was not a danger to now a court record, my home and pistol permit is hereby REIN- myself or others, that there was no family are a potential target for people STATED effective immediately .” involuntary commitment, and there who object to guns or want to take Basically, the MHL 9.46 was no determination of mental defi- them illegally. report was completely unfounded. I ciency or incompetence. In other My medical records were got my permit back, but it now bears a words, mandatory reporting of my released to other authorities when it “scarlet letter.” The permit number visit under MHL 9.46 of the NY was not required by law or regulation. has a suffix of “REIN” to show that it SAFE Act or any other regulation was A healthcare provider with a bias was reinstated. If I am asked to show not required. In fact, I quite clearly against or a fear of guns filed an un- my permit to a game warden, forest stated to both the physician and the founded petition under Mental Health ranger, police officer, etc., will they social worker that I had no thoughts, Law 9.46. Simply owning a gun does intentions, or plans to hurt myself or not mean that there is risk of harm to (Continued on page 7) anyone else. Firing Lines page 7

(Continued from page 6) good faith.” After successfully prov- for the harm done or the thousands of see this as a red flag against me? ing in court that the petition filed was dollars it cost to defend myself, but I Probably. So, I carry the Court deci- unfounded and filing complaints, I can share my story. I hope this will sion with my permit. have little recourse but to share my help others in their fight against false After reading and rereading story with others so they can avoid reporting under the MHL 9.46. my medical records, I realized what the same experience. I have learned If someone files a NY SAFE occurred was professional miscon- that facilities providing mental health Act MHL 9.46 report against you, duct. The medical records docu- care are not a safe place for gun own- here are some steps to consider, in mented one thing and (according to ers to seek assistance because of the whatever order works best for your the Order to Show Cause), the NY NY SAFE Act. This situation high- situation: SAFE ACT report said the opposite. lights exactly why military and law So, one of those reports was a false enforcement personnel often avoid • Do not be embarrassed or report. Also, other documentation in seeking mental health care. ashamed for seeking help. Most the medical record was blatantly What happens to information likely it was the right thing to do. false. I filed professional misconduct reported in the online NY SAFE ACT • Stand up against false allegations complaints with the New York State form (https://nysafe.omh.ny.gov/) • Call a lawyer Education Department, Office of Pro- should be transparent. Where does it • Comply with the Order to Show fessional Discipline and the New go? Who has seen it? What was the Cause York State Department of Health, purpose of each person’s review of • Get copies of your medical re- Office of Professional Medical Con- the report? Where is the information cords duct. stored? How long is the information • Get input from trusted health care What constitutes profes- stored? Is the court’s decision stored providers sional misconduct can be found on with the original allegation? • Keep records of all communica- line at http://www.op.nysed.gov/ I have contacted the “New tions title8/part29.htm, and https:// York State Office of NICS Appeals • Keep copies of all documents www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ and SAFE ACT”, and the “Office of • office-based_surgery/law/6530.htm). Mental Health Public Information Show up for the court hearing • Given that the SAFE Act Officer”. They responded, but they Carry a copy of the Court Hear- report was unfounded, Federal HI- have not answered my questions. ing Conclusion of Law with your PAA regulations were violated by I have spoken with my reinstated permit • releasing my medical information County Director of Community Ser- Review professional misconduct without my consent. The United vices. He explained that his role was definitions online States Department of Health and Hu- to verify that the report was filed by a • If indicated, file professional man Services (HHS), Office of Civil mandated reporter and that it con- misconduct complaints with the Rights (OCR) handles HIPAA viola- tained text indicating a valid reason to appropriate offices tion complaints, but they have to be file the report. It is not his role to ver- • If indicated, file a HIPAA viola- filed within 6 months of the event ify the truth of that reason. He does tion complaint with the HHS (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a- not store the information and was not OCR, in a format that they under- complaint/index.html). I filed twice certain where the report comes from stand and OCR closed the case without in- or where it goes to after he completes • Ask questions until you get an- vestigating, both times. I was finally his part. swers able speak to an OCR Regional Man- I have a call out to the • If you are comfortable, share ager who suggested that I file the County Sheriff’s Office to ask the your story to help others – Do complaint in the format of who, what, same questions about the information. you have any tips to add to this where, when, how, and be sure to I am waiting for a call back. list? include the reference number from the My concern is this – I do not first filing because that was within the want the false statements to cause me 6-month limit. The results of those harm in the future. It is unclear how three complaints are still pending. I to get a false allegation under the NY was not able to find a lawyer who SAFE Act removed from systems or wanted to take the professional mis- have the court decision attached to it. conduct cases because this wasn’t It has been many months since I saw “catastrophic.” the provider that filed the false report Unfortunately, the law grants and the issues are still not fully re- providers immunity for filing “in solved. I may never be compensated Firing Lines page 8

Patriotism is not Treason rection or coup. It was an example of Biden has become a mute question, By Attilio A, Contini frustration and a total loss of confi- right or wrong, legal or otherwise. dence in our governing process. What The behavior of so-called On January 6 th , I expected to is most unacceptable is the massive Republicans who abandoned Trump watch Democracy in action as it un- surrender by our elected leadership to is now a major issue that has catastro- folded at the Capitol. It was to start the seditious anarchists who have phic consequences. The cowardly with the people peacefully assem- infiltrated our government and are actions on their part were unjustified. bling and end with the people’s repre- assisting in the taking over of our If anything, they should have quietly sentatives engaging in meaningful governing process. voted no or present. But to criticize debate. Naturally, President Trump and condemn Trump the way they did What actually happened on was blamed for instigating it. Presi- was totally uncalled for. Joining January 6 th was an absolute and com- dent Trump asked the demonstrators forces with the Democrats put them plete travesty. Those people who to be peaceful and go home. His com- in the same category as the “Deep turned the demonstration on the Capi- ments were a far cry from those of State” Swamp dwellers and all should tol steps into a mob and led them as Kamala Harris who said during this be purged from our Government. they broke into the building should be past summer’s riots that killed a There is something wrong punished to the full extent of the law. dozen people and did billions in dam- with a society where being a patriot is There is absolutely no reason to jus- age that the riots “shouldn’t end”. an act of Treason but to commit an tify what happened. Rumors have it Think about that for a moment. The act of Treason has become patriotic. I that Antifa agitators planted in the person who will be the Vice President am sorry but I cannot and will not crowd instigated what turned into the of the United States was calling for work with people who threaten me storming of the Capitol Building and insurrection; she was saying that and tell me they are going to “come the crowd takeover the Chambers. takeovers such as the ‘CHOP” zone after us” because we voted for Will we ever know the truth about should continue. Trump. Sorry, I cannot work with what happened? Probably not with The Democrats have been people who want to impeach the best the Trump hating Swamp and the pushing us into this for four years and President we have had in my life Biden administration doing the inves- they have finally succeeded, with the time, days before the end of his term tigating and the liberal media taking a help of the Republican RINOs who in office. pass on real reporting. threw in with them. Some suggested There is no justification for that the only way to avoid a civil war the way the Democrats treated Presi- was for the highest ranking general in dent Trump, since he won the elec- our military to declare martial law, dissolve the Congress, and conduct a tion in 2016, just as there is no justifi- rd cation for what went on in the streets complete audit of the Nov, 3 elec- of our major cities over the past eight tion - and maybe even have a re- months. election for president. That demon- Let's be honest, people dem- strates just how angry many people onstrating in D.C. were there because have become to suggest something of the failure of the authorities to that extreme. (Would these thoughts enforce the Constitution, in particular have been unexpected if, in opposite the election law in eight States. Un- circumstances, they had come from fortunately, the day ended with the Kamala Harris?) Unfortunately, I certification of the Electoral College don't believe it is possible to have a decision that was as fraudulent as the legal honest election in this country very election in question. unless the voter registration and elec- I don't know how many tion process is completely cleaned up. thousands of people were there, but, There are a lot of people and primarily, it was a peaceful protest. politicians in Washington who should Certainly, it was far more peaceful suffer some consequences for what than the so-called “peaceful protests” they have done and said about Presi- in many cities for the last eight dent Trump, let alone their criminal, months where looting, burning and corrupt, and seditious activities. Will insurrection were dominant factors. it happen? Not a chance. At this It was by no means an insur- point, the approval of the election of Firing Lines page 9

The Potential Demise of One can only speculate about the demonstrated cowardice of Su- why individual justices refused in- preme Court justices, their inaction our Constitutional volvement in a case affecting the per- may well have given birth to the per- Republic ception of “free and fair” elections. ception that there will be no govern- By Harold Moskowitz The legitimacy of a President must ment solution to the ongoing process never be in doubt if our constitutional of internal destruction of the nation On December 11, 2020, the republic is to survive. It is basic to and its bedrock values. Despite the Supreme Court refused to accept the the tradition of peaceful and orderly beliefs of East and West coast liberal case of Texas v. Pennsylvania et al. transition of power. In my opinion, elites, the majority of Americans are Texas, allegedly, did not have with so much at stake concerning the loyal, patriotic, and God-fearing. It is “standing” to initiate a case involving future structure of the national gov- unlikely that they will stand by and election procedures of another state. ernment, these justices exhibited indi- watch their nation endure a managed The Court ignored the fact that all vidual and collective cowardice. decline to a much lower standard of states would be affected by the results Their behavior is a stark warning living. None want a nation without of the Presidential election. Pennsyl- about the health of the “body politic.” sovereignty or individual rights or vania officials, not the state legisla- Have we as a nation descended to the liberty. Increasing poverty and lack ture, had made election law changes. low level where fear and intimidation of individual economic opportunity According to the Constitution, only a have become the motivating factors would not be acceptable. Above all, state legislature may make such for official inaction when positive they will not tolerate government pol- changes. The changes all decreased action is required? icy which by design places the nation protections against election fraud. By refusing to get involved, under the political, economic, and Supreme Court justices take despite Pennsylvania’s unconstitu- military domination of the Chinese an oath to protect and defend the Con- tional actions, the precedent has been Communist Party. stitution. They were morally obli- established for officials in other states If peaceful means of saving gated to hear the Texas case because to also use procedures intended to our constitutional republic no longer it was based upon an unconstitutional facilitate election fraud. In time, this exist, then what options are left to action. Their decision to deny Texas will result in one-party rule over the those citizens who love their country “standing” was perhaps hypocritical nation. Progressive liberals plan to and wish to preserve it? We are and self-serving because in the case of transform America’s economy and seemingly as irreconcilably divided as Massachusetts v. E.P.A (2007) it society. This cannot be achieved we were in 1860. No rational person granted Massachusetts “standing.” In without perpetual one party rule as would casually choose to endure an- that case, Massachusetts sued the En- currently is seen in California and other civil war. If there is to be even- vironmental Protection Agency to New York. tual “physical conflict” between the require it to take action to regulate Citizens are losing faith in republic’s “preservers” and CO2 emissions from new cars manu- the ability of our government institu- “destroyers” then much of the result- factured in other states. Massachu- tions to solve the nation’s problems. ing bloodshed will be figuratively on setts claimed that such climate change Feckless members of both houses of the hands of the “cowards” currently inducing emissions were injurious to Congress make grandstanding holding sinecures with lifetime job its residents. The Court sided with speeches with hollow words. They security on the High Court. They Massachusetts. Apparently, “climate hold meaningless hearings which do have lost the confidence and respect change” concerns provided more not lead to necessary results. There of the People. Their lack of fidelity to grounds for “standing” than the need are investigations into wrongdoing our republic’s future well-being will to prevent future election results from which never result in punishment. be forever seen in history in an unfa- being doubted. Where there is dis- Politicians are increasingly seen as vorable light. trust of election results, democracy self-serving. For most of them, their On December 11, 2020, our cannot long survive. goals are to remain perpetually in constitutional republic received a po- It is particularly egregious office, to enrich their families, and to tentially mortal blow from a two- that Justices Gorsuch, Kavanagh, and protect the Washington political status sentence, fifty-word statement mani- Barrett, all nominated because of their quo. Some, we now learn, are be- festing dereliction of duty by all but alleged support for the Constitution as holden to the power of the Chinese two justices on our highest court. The “originalists,” refused to join with Communist Party in one way or an- Supreme Court justices violated their Justices Alito and Thomas, who indi- other. Now, even the “court of last oaths of office in a betrayal of both cated in their dissenting statement that resort” has betrayed the Peoples’ the republic and the brave patriots under the concept of “original juris- trust. who long ago risked everything to diction” the Court should have ac- Regardless of the reasons for give it life. cepted the case. Firing Lines page 10

proven one way or the other - we will opinions agree with their political Election Integrity have a divided country. stance? Our mission as American I will let you as concerned Matters citizens is to address these concerns intelligent citizens come to your own By Richard Rossi,, Delaware County to our elected representatives and we conclusions; however, please get all cannot accept anything but action on facts before making conclusions. What happened on January their part. They represent 'We the Each and every one of us is entitled 6th does not change what happened People’ and they are obligated to to our opinion; but facts are not on November 3rd. As Americans, serve us. Failure to take affirmative opinions. regardless of your party affiliation, action is a violation of their sworn Think about this quote - we must stand and advocate for true oath of office - period. unfortunately, I don't know the election Integrity. Our elections Unfortunately, what author: "The greatest weapon is NOT define us and help ensure that we will transpired over the last four years has a gun or bomb. It is the 'CONTROL maintain our Rights and Freedoms, been a disgrace to our country. Yes, OF INFORMATION'. To control the as defined in our Constitution/Bill of citizens will always disagree with the world's information is to manipulate Rights. Our Democratic Republic current party in power's agenda; that all the minds that consume it" requires and depends on each and is our right as American citizens. And a quote from our every citizen not accepting One can disagree with the president's Declaration of Independence: “… anything less than election integrity. agenda, policies or decisions, but to Governments are instituted among Our First blatantly attack him with personal Men, deriving their just Powers from Amendment protects the right that attacks and baseless racist remarks is the Consent of the Governed, that "We the People" can openly totally unjustified and Americans of whenever any Form of Government protest our government. "Congress all political persuasions should have becomes destructive of these Ends, it shall make no law...prohibiting…the demanded it be stopped. It was even is the Right of the People to alter or right of the people peaceably to more appalling, when it was done by to abolish it, and to institute new assembly, and to petition the members of congress – of both Government…” “… But when a Government for a redress of parties Long Train of Abuses and grievances." Thousands of citizens On a second, related issue - Usurpations, pursuing invariably the converged on the US Capital - the we have seen two events that are same Object, evinces a Design to people's house - to do just that. As similar in one way and vastly reduce them under absolute the media intentionally omitted, most different in others: the Black Lives Despotism, it is their Right, it is their of these citizens acted in a proper Matter Movement (BLM) protests / Duty, to throw off such Governments peaceful manner to demonstrate their riots and the Election certification and to provide new Guards for their disapproval of the election’s rally / riot. The obvious fact is both future Securities.” Have we reached integrity. incidents were reported in vastly this stage in our long history? Yes, it got out of hand, by a different ways by the Media and the Hopefully, recent events minority of the protestor’s, which Social Networks. One was a "Social will be a wake-up call to all. Our should not have occurred. The Injustice' protest, the other was a Founding Father’s attempted to reasons and who actually was 'terrorist attack' by envision all possibilities and responsible for this act of violence Trump ‘looneys’. The BLM attempted to safe guard our Republic must be investigated. movement was condoned by the when they wrote the Constitution. If By no means was this a National & Local Media, Social we follow their words, as written, we terrorist attack, an insurrection or a Networks, the Democratic party and can’t go wrong. But if 'We the revolt. As usual, the media is quick to various City and State People' let this continue, America label without investigation, Governments. The BLM rallies will continue to be divided. We will especially when it helps promote were reported as “mostly peaceful”, not remain a 'Democratic Republic' their biased agenda. Many of our even though countless acts of but will have become a banana democratically elected officials were violence and insurrection happened. republic. equally at fault. Businesses were destroyed, countless God Bless America. Long The facts about what lives were put in danger, may our Rights and Freedoms happened during the election have autonomous zones were built without prevail. not changed. The fraud or the any action. Police were ordered to perception of fraud has not 'stand down' even when they were changed. Citizens have signed being attacked. affidavits stating fraudulent activities Why did this under penalty of perjury. That mere happen? Could it be because we no fact is reason enough to fully longer have a news media that are investigate what happened. The free from political biases and their perception of the truth is just as own personal agendas? Has important as what is actually the truth journalistic integrity become a bad in building confidence in elections. word? Do we have Social Media We cannot dismiss the fact that platforms that are selectively millions of citizens believe we had a restricting free speech and only let fraudulent election. Until this certain groups exercise First election is fully investigated and Amendment Rights when those Firing Lines page 11

tance.) believe that, yes, we should suffer Déjà vu all over again • “…burnt our towns and destroyed it.) By Tom Reynolds the lives of our people”. • “By perseverance and fortitude we (Government sanctioned mobs in have the prospect of a glorious Our Declaration of Independ- Seattle, Portland, St. Louis, Chi- issue; by cowardice and submis- ence says that we are endowed by our cago, etc.) sion, the sad choice of a variety of Creator with, “ Life, Liberty and the • “…has excited domestic insurrec- evils - a ravaged country - a de- pursuit of Happiness. - to secure these tions amongst us”. ( Mobs in Seat- populated city - habitations with- rights, Governments are instituted .”(It tle, Portland, St. Louis, Chicago, out safety, and slavery without appears that some big city mayors etc. Kamala Harris said riots hope…and weep over it! and if don’t agree with the part about secur- should continue.) there yet remains one thoughtless ing our rights, unless you are a rioter.) Six months later, when the wretch who believes it not, let him Less remembered parts of the revolution was endangered, Thomas suffer it unlamented”. ( The left- Declaration laid out our grievances Paine wrote these words on December wing media will suffer it, unla- against the King of England. Many are 23, 1776 mented .) pertinent to today. It said that the King • “THESE are the times that try Two days later, Washington had: men's souls. The summer soldier crossed the Delaware. Things can • “… erected a multitude of New and the sunshine patriot will, in change quickly. Offices and sent hither swarms of this crisis, shrink from the service No sane person wants the Officers to harass our people, and of their country; but he that stands current chaos to degenerate into civil eat out their substance”. ( Sounds by it now, deserves the love and war, unless one remembers Barack like the Deep State bureaucracies.) thanks of man and woman. Tyr- Obama’s promise to fundamentally • “…combined with others to sub- anny, like hell, is not easily con- transform the United States of Amer- ject us to a jurisdiction foreign to quered ; yet we have this consola- ica; Civil wars are certainly transfor- our constitution and unacknow- tion with us, that the harder the mational! Does the political leadership ledged by our conflict, the more glorious the understand how close to the precipice laws…” ( Globalization ? Seattle’s triumph”. ( Ask yourself what you we are moving? Do they understand Chop / Chaz zone. United Nations are doing for your country. ) that, when they undermine our Consti- Arms Treaty?) • “Tis surprising to see how rapidly tution, they are pushing us towards • Deprived " us in many cases, of the a panic will sometimes run something neither side should want? benefits of Trial by Jury”. ( Red through a country”. ( Wow, talk But do they want it? Flag laws.) about timely ) Many people on the side of • Took " away our charters, abolish- • “America did not, nor does not 2A are warning of violence. But ing our most valuable want force”. ( But America’s ene- wouldn’t it be easier to work hard to laws…” ( Governor Cuomo has mies often don’t recognize when it elect people who believe in and will been given the power to overturn would be wise to stop pushing and defend our founding principles? laws; he has overturned hundreds.) they awake a sleeping giant. ) • “…abdicated government here, by • “If a thief breaks into my house, declaring us out of his Protec- burns and destroys my property, tion…” ( Big city mayors stopped and kills or threatens to kill me, or protecting the lives and property those that are in it, and to bind me of law-abiding citizens. Seattle’s in all cases whatsoever to his ab- Police Chief concedes that if your solute will, am I to suffer it?” ( A Seattle property is attacked by the great defense of the 2 nd Amend- mob you won’t get much assis- ment . T he radical left seems to

(Continued from page 1) be felt in Upstate. In all probability, and could push some traditionally NY State’s legislatures, they control at least one NY Senate seat will shift Democrat voters to vote Republican. the redistricting. Technically, an from Upstate to NY City. In addi- Which brings us to voter independent body does the redistrict- tion, districts may be reconfigured so apathy or lack of it. Many NY Re- ing but if their plan is rejected twice, that more districts are not competi- publicans are depressed over the past the third plan is, effectively, drawn tive, especially if redistricting ends elections. (Don’t call it depressed or up by the legislature. This coming up done by the legislature. you’re likely to be Red Flagged. Will redistricting will be the first on under Although NY State is domi- they drop out? We have opportuni- these new rules. The bad optics of nated by anti-2A Democrats, Con- ties, as shown above, especially in the blatantly political and hypocritical gressional districts are all local. Not 2022 elections. Voting is a lot easier moves do not seem to bother Democ- one vote in overwhelmingly Democ- than shooting. rats rat New York City can be transferred NY State will surely lose at to, say, Chautauqua County. But least one – and maybe two – House voters have to actually…vote. Up- seats. The loss of one will certainly state’s economy has been worsening Firing Lines page 12

arms shall not be infringed.” impartial jury of the State and district Red Flags for ERPOs wherein the crime shall have been & GVROs ► the Fourth Amendment: “ The right committed, which district shall have By Dr. John Edeen of the people to be secure in their been previously ascertained by law, persons, houses, papers and effects, and to be informed of the nature and Posted on September 26, 2019 by against unreasonable searches and cause of the accusation; to be Doctors for Responsible Gun seizures, shall not be violated, and no confronted with the witnesses against Ownership (DRGO). Warrants shall issue, but upon him; to have compulsory process for probable cause, supported by Oath or obtaining witnesses in his favor, and (DRGO has returned from affirmation and particularly to have the assistance of counsel for the 34th Annual Gun Rights Policy describing the place to be searched, his defense.” Conference, hosted in Phoenix by the and the persons or things to be Second Amendment Foundation. This seized.” ►The Seventh Amendment states: is a discussion of the problems with “In Suits at common law, where the firearm confiscation orders.) ► the Fifth Amendment: “ Nor be value in controversy shall exceed deprived of life, liberty, or property, twenty dollars, the right of trial by What are these laws and why are without due process of law; nor shall jury shall be preserved, and no fact they so dangerous? private property be taken for public tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re- use, without just compensation.” examined in any Court in the United ►“Red Flag” laws are currently in States, than according to the rules of effect in 15 states and the District of ► the Fourteenth Amendment: “ No common law .” However, the civil Columbia. Hawaii’s and Nevada’s state shall make or enforce any law proceeding against the individual by Red Flag laws will take effect on which shall abridge the privileges or the state is regarding property worth January 1, 2020. Red Flag laws immunities of citizens of the United far more than that $20 civil threshold. allow courts to issue orders to States; nor shall any state deprive Why do firearm confiscations not temporarily confiscate the firearms of any person of life, liberty, or permit trial by jury? A judge holds individuals deemed to be a risk to property, without due processes of your rights in his sole hands. themselves or others. Individual law; nor deny to any person within its states differ as to who can request jurisdiction the equal protection of ►The Eighth Amendment reads: this. the laws.” “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel ►In most states, family members In Addition: and unusual punishments inflicted .” and/or law enforcement can request Is not having your property seized the order from a state court judge to ►Your accuser has no obligation to without trial or due process cruel and confiscate the firearms of the person prove your guilt. The order to deprive unusual? Is it not essentially an who they believe to be at risk. The you of your Constitutional rights is excessive fine to have to pay an exact details vary from state to state. given using completely attorney $10,000-20,000 to get your The hearing is ex parte, which means unsubstantiated, arbitrary terms. You property back even though you that the at-risk individual has no then have to stand before your committed no crime? notice, no representation and no government to prove your innocence. opportunity to rebut the claims of ►These laws turn “innocent until those who would have his firearms ►These laws also have a chilling proven guilty” on its head. They taken. In most cases, the only effect on the First Amendment: allow unreasonable search and warning is the knock on the door “Congress shall make no law . . . seizure, and void due process. They when law enforcement comes to take abridging the freedom of speech, . . deny trial by jury and punish innocent his property. or the right of the people to persons before they are found guilty peaceably assemble.” What you say of a crime. The punishment ►The subject of the Red Flag order on social media (e.g., “I support the (confiscation of property) happens gets his day in court at some later Second Amendment”) or which without any criminal conviction or an date to plead his case. If the order organizations you belong to (e.g., adjudication of mental incompetence. becomes final, it can last for six National Rifle Association, Second The ex parte nature of the original months to a year before needing to be Amendment Foundation) in San hearing only presents one side of the renewed. In New Jersey it is Francisco can label you a terrorist and argument. Is there a police indefinite until the subject can subject you to being Red Flagged and investigation to confirm the claims of convince a judge that he is no longer have your property confiscated. What the person asking for the order prior a danger. crime did you commit? The exercise to accepting the petition? Many Red of constitutionally protected rights. Flag laws hold the complainant Many Constitutional protections harmless from civil damages even are turned upside down or violated when the claims are false. In some ►Since these proceedings fall under states the rules of evidence are by these laws. The most obvious civil rather than criminal law, your are, of course: waived. Sixth Amendment protections are bypassed. These include “ the right to ► the Second Amendment: “[ T]he a public and speedy trial, by an (Continued on page 13) right of the people to keep and bear Firing Lines page 13

►These laws bypass important for fear of triggering a Red Flag has the right of habeas corpus. existing processes. They take away report. the firearms but do not address any ►Second, if the accusation that leads other potential self-destructive or ►Who is responsible for preserving to the evaluation turns out to be criminal behavior of the person your property for the duration of an unfounded, the accuser gets a subject to the ERPO. order? Police departments have been mandatory one year in prison, and is known to damage or destroy seized named in a mandatory civil lawsuit ►There are civil commitment firearms. You might never get your demanding $1 million in damages. processes in place in every state for property back. You will not be That will deter bitter ex-spouses, people to be evaluated by a mental compensated for its value, and to add disgruntled employees, spiteful health professional for a limited insult to injury you may be charged a neighbors or anyone else with an ax to period of time. During the storage fee too! grind from initiating a Red Flag confinement, a psychiatric evaluation petition as a form of harassment. can be done in order to ascertain if ►Red Flag laws deprive you of you they are truly a danger by reason of a Right to Keep and Bear Arms. They ►Finally, when an accusation is well- mental illness. They can then be subject you to unreasonable search founded and a person turns out to be adjudicated as being a danger or not, and seizure. They deprive you of due too dangerous to release, this with all due process. This has the process of law and deprive you of framework has the crucial advantage added benefit of getting help for those your property without just of focusing attention where it belongs who need it, while separating the compensation. They contravene your — on the person, not on the gun. person from all dangerous weapons. rights to a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury of your peers and to It is obvious to me that those who ►If there is criminal intent, the confront your accusers, without even create Red Flag Laws are not really person can be arrested and be charged accusing you of a crime. You cannot interested in public safety. They only with a crime. They can then be tried call witnesses on your behalf or have want another means to confiscate with all their Constitutional counsel represent you until after your firearms and to create more prohibited protections in place. In any event, property and rights have already been persons. due process is preserved. violated. References: Let’s look at the practicalities of the ►It is cruel and unusual punishment ERPO system: to be forced to prove your innocence, Constitution of the United States of costing tens of thousands of dollars to America ►What judge is going to deny a prove a negative. Of course, this KrisAnn Hall, JD, You Tube video, petition claiming danger? The only abridges the privileges and The Truly Insidious Nature of Red risk they have is if the judge denies it immunities of the citizens it is used Flag Laws and then the person does something against. These laws have already Tea Party Action Patriots. Say NO to dangerous. Most judges are elected deprived people of their life, liberty “Red Flag” laws. and seek re-election. and property. In jurisdictions that CBS News. What are “red flag” laws, abuse the rights of citizens, will we and which states have implemented see Federal prosecutors charge those them? August 9, 2019. ►On the other hand, the accused now DRGO on Firearm Confiscation due must shoulder a significant financial who violate citizens’ rights in these ways under 18 USC 241 (Conspiracy to dangerousness, March 13,2018, burden to prove his innocence. He drgo.us.erdeen would have to pay for his own mental against rights) or 18 USC 242 (Deprivation of Rights Under Color of health evaluation to try to recover his —Dr. John Edeen is a pediatric property, rights and reputation? Let us Law). We are still waiting. orthopedic surgeon in San Antonio, not forget that many in the mental TX and is active in seeking the right health professions are biased against As an alternative, a writer named Ian Williamson has proposed a to carry for qualified hospital staff. He firearms and the Second Amendment. is DRGO’s Membership Director. It may be difficult to find someone to “Purple Flag Law” : give a fair reckoning on your behalf. How do you prove a negative? Our ►When an accusation is made, judicial system should put the burden instead of confiscating the person’s of proof on the state here too, not on guns, the person is escorted to a the accused. facility where his state of mind can be evaluated. This addresses the critical ►Red Flag laws can be used against concern, separating the person from women defending themselves against the guns. If a person is dangerous, he domestic abusers. They can be used in doesn’t need guns to hurt or kill a lot divorce and child custody litigation as of people. It keeps the firearms out of leverage against their partners. They the hands of the state, since can discourage those who might need experience has proven that once they mental health treatment for depression have been taken you are unlikely to or suicidal ideation from seeking help get them back in good condition, if at all. And the person, unlike the guns, Firing Lines page 14

media titans is the fountainhead of from lawsuits stemming from unlaw- Crossing the Rubicon this censorship. Under this provision, ful use of their products. Does taking By Harold Moskowitz social media platforms are not con- an oath to “preserve, protect and de- sidered to be “publishers” and there- fend the Constitution” not also in- Although SCOPE was fore are not liable for information clude preservation of the Second formed to defend the Constitution posted by third parties if the platform Amendment? with an emphasis on the Second acts in “good faith” to prevent objec- Those controlling the levers Amendment, we should be aware that tionable material from reaching the of government power in Washington, those who threaten the Constitution public. It was never intended to grant D.C. and in progressive run states do not travel a narrow path. A threat them an excuse to censor viewpoints have shown a totalitarian mindset. to any part of the Constitution can not held by the operators of those They have a neo-Marxist agenda with eventually become a threat to our media platforms, such as the individ- strong allies controlling the social First and Second Amendment rights, ual right to bear arms or any other media, mass media, sports, pop cul- and vice versa. societal issues. All attempts to get ture, Hollywood, and academia. Are you worried yet? There meaningful action by Congress to Many of these politicians are willing, are multiple examples for why you repeal Section 230 have failed. for financial considerations, to coop- should be. You have probably read Could this be because of the large erate in the furtherance of Chinese or heard about the attempts to stifle ongoing campaign contributions Communist Party goals. Some have free speech on college campuses. A made by these corporations? Now, openly expressed admiration for the previous Firing Lines’ article wrote only the bravest of these mostly feck- “efficiency” of Chinese Communist about the New York Times “1619 less legislators will risk becoming the Party administration in China. Project” lesson plans which are now next “cancel culture” target by speak- If you are not concerned yet widely found in the required curricula ing out about removing this legal about the Mao-style “cultural revolu- of our public schools. The “1619 Pro- immunity. tion” being initiated in this nation, I ject” uses Marxist revisionist history The question of the hour for suggest that you research how the to teach impressionable youth to dis- our nation is how will we stop this Chinese Cultural Revolution purged like, even hate, their own nation. movement toward Chinese Commu- resistors. It resulted in the humilia- You have been introduced to new nist Party style censorship and ma- tion, mistreatment, beatings and terms associated with online censor- nipulation of necessary public infor- deaths of at least one million Chinese ship such as “demonetization,” mation. Media censorship played a people at the hands of gangs of “deplatforming,” “ghosting,” and substantial role in the outcome of the youthful government-indoctrinated “shadow banning.” “Cancel culture” recent election. At least one major followers of Chairman Mao. Under is being used to destroy the liveli- search engine created algorithms - the current system of thought control hoods and reputations of those who with the help of Chinese government (“cancel culture”) which is rapidly are not “woke” enough nor in step experts - to manipulate which search developing in our nation, expressing with the day-by-day changes in talk- results would appear to viewers. Did “inappropriate” beliefs or support of ing points and definitions spouted by social media moguls engage in elec- the wrong political candidate can cost the progressive left. tion interference and manipulation of you your job, the possibility of a fu- Have you just been shaking voter thinking? Was this a violation ture job, your professional reputation, your head as you speed read through of election laws? If so, shouldn’t the ability to operate a business, your articles mentioning these attempts to their CEO’s be held accountable? Do ability to access credit, and eventu- control information and thought? not count on it. Nothing will be ally, perhaps your ability to receive Their goal is to do away with your done. “Nothing to see here,” just necessary medical care from a nation- rights, especially your First and Sec- focus on “cleansing” those who sup- ally run health care system. ond Amendment rights. Are you not ported the “losing” candidate. One Technology makes control alarmed? If not, maybe you should wonders if “re-education camps” will of a nation easier. Just ask the Chi- be! Social media oligarchs are pre- be mandated at some point, as a PBS nese Communist Party. Those in venting opinions with which they lawyer has touted. power and the groups which assist disagree from being shared with oth- Dictators and ruling elites them have already “crossed the Rubi- ers. Accounts are being frozen. Fol- with a dictatorial mindset require and con.” Unless massive, coordinated, lowers of the “victims’ of this abuse demand the destruction of anyone or nonviolent resistance develops of power are also being denied ac- anything which will prevent the total quickly, we will have lost not only cess. Suppliers of “apps” for recently power required for implementing the First and Second Amendments created alternative platforms are be- their agendas. This always includes but our constitutional republic as ing threatened with loss of “Cloud” some pretext for disarming the popu- well. The usurpers of our liberty are server space if they refuse to censor lation. The leadership of the party showing us how totalitarian enforced non-progressive news items, state- which has just assumed power had uniformity of thought will be used to ments and viewpoints. previously indicated its intent to use create their dystopian, neo-Marxist How ironic it is that the an executive order to seize lawful utopia. The First Amendment is internet, intended to be an open fo- weapons held by the People. Its ad- squarely in their sights as is the Sec- rum for the free exchange of ideas, ministrative head has since stated that ond Amendment. Are you worried has become an instrument for censor- he intends to destroy the National yet? ship of opposing viewpoints. Abuse Rifle Association and to end the im- of Section 230 of the Communica- munity of firearm manufacturers tions Decency Act (1996) by social Firing Lines page 15

Doctors for Responsible Disease Control (CDC) officials in- Firearm Research, Medical Records, Gun Ownership tending to undermine private gun Suppressors & Hearing, and Emer- nd ownership. This culminated in the gency Protective Orders. Note: SCOPE believes the 2 Amend- prohibition of gun control advocacy A special DRGO service is ment defense organizations need to be by the Centers for Disease Control our project to link prospective pa- working together. Toward that end, (and later the National Institutes of tients with gun-friendly medical pro- we are partnering with Doctors for Health) via the Dickey Amendment. viders. On request, we will search our Responsible Gun Ownership. The Ever since, DRGO's mission database of providers nationwide for following is an introduction to that has been to scrutinize policy and the specialist the inquirer seeks within organization. medical and policy research dealing a designated distance from him or her. By Robert B Young, MD with firearms ownership, use and mis- Understandably, we can’t always use. In this way, DRGO combats bi- identify one, but we continue to build Doctors for Responsible Gun ased, agenda-based pseudoscience the list of doctors, nurse practitioners, Ownership is a national, pro-Second that would diminish the natural and podiatrists and others in order to im- Amendment advocacy and watchdog civil rights of self-defense and gun prove the resource. Check this out, as group founded in 1994 by Dr. Timo- ownership. The medical profession’s a provider or a patient, at 2Adoc.com . thy Wheeler, a now-retired ear-nose- “leadership” against firearms really DRGO exists to provide our throat surgeon from Southern Califor- comes from fear held by a vocal mi- unique perspective on Second nia. Our current Project Director is nority within it—fear of guns, and Amendment issues. We can provide Dr. Arthur Przebinda, an imaging now fear of losing the funding of mul- policy analysis and expert testimony specialist in the same forlorn state, tiple Bloomberg-affiliated anti-gun in opposition to organized medicine’s supported by a multi-specialty execu- groups and universities. long-standing campaign against fire- tive committee. We have contributed arm rights. We are glad to offer our We began as an affiliate of to amicus curiae briefs to such cases medical and scientific expertise to any The Claremont Institute and are as Emerson (1999), Heller (2008), fellow gun rights group while carry- pleased now to be a program of one of Wollschlaeger v. Florida (2011), ing out our own activities. America’s premier gun rights groups, Peruta (2014) and Duncan v Becerra We host a blog with fresh The Second Amendment Foundation , (2017). Our experts advocate for the content twice weekly and maintain a since 2011. Membership includes Second Amendment in regional and vigorous social media presence. Find physicians, scientists, and other health national media such as Fox News, our website at www.DRGO.us , our professionals who support the safe CBS News, National Review , The Facebook at #DoctorsForResponsi- and lawful use of firearms. Washington Times and many other bleGunOwnership , and our Twitter at Then DRGO leadership testi- written, broadcast and online media. @DRGOSAF . We welcome everyone fied before the House Appropriations We publish objective, scientifically who wants to support our work as a Committee in 1994, exposing the anti- based position papers on subjects member . gun propaganda of by Centers for such as Public Health, Gun Safety,

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Far Everywhere around the world America, Truly A We've been traveling far They're coming to America Without a home Diamond But not without a star Every time that flag's unfurled By Dr. John Edeen They're coming to America Free The far left can’t say enough bad Only want to be free Got a dream to take them there about the America we love, the Amer- We huddle close They're coming to America ica which, under our Constitution, has Hang on to a dream done more for more people than any Got a dream they've come to share country in the history of the world. On the boats and on the planes They're coming to America Forget our imperfections and ignore They're coming to America the rantings of the mob, it’s time to My country 'tis of thee stand up and unapologetically cele- Never looking back again Sweet land of liberty brate America and all its done and all They're coming to America Of thee I sing it represents. America is a land of optimism and not regrets. We’ve got Home, to a new and a shiny place a lot to be proud of and celebrate and Make our bed, and we'll say our grace that was captured in a Neil Diamond Freedom's light burning warm song from a few years ago. Freedom's light burning warm

Announcement on Members Meeting in Ontario, New York and became a computer technician where I had remained until my retirement in June of 2018. The Members Meeting is required by the By- I am a member at the Ontario Rod & Gun Club Laws to be held in April of each year. Due to the uncer- in Ontario, New York and maintained the club website for tainty surrounding the Corona Virus and restrictions, it several years until 2019. Currently I have been supporting cannot yet be scheduled. the New York State SCOPE website for the last year as When a date and place is finalized, it will be well as the Wayne County chapter of SCOPE's Facebook announced on the SCOPE website: page for the last two years. I am also a member of the SCOPENY2A.org. , and by Email and other social media. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association and I have taken a variety of firearms training classes (NRA Basic At Large Director Election Pistol, NRA Range Safety Officer, NRA Personal Protec- tion in the Home, NRA Personal Protection Outside the Only one person was nominated for an At Large Home, and two classes in tactical carbine with handgun Director position: Dave Coburn. His biography follows. from an NRA certified and highly skilled instructor.) As he is the only person nominated, the Secretary will be I enjoy trap and sporting clays as well as pistol directed to cast a ballot for him at the meeting in order to and rifle shooting. My wife and I also enjoy boating and make his election official. fishing at our summer camp in the Thousand Islands Thanks to Dave for volunteering. along with family activities with our sons and their fami- ______lies. We have also been members of the Webster Bible Church in Webster, New York since 2008, where I have Biography of Dave Colburn served as chairman of the deacons and also provide the visual graphics for the pastor's sermons for most of the I am a 1970 graduate of Wayne Central School year. District in Ontario, NY. My wife, Linda, and I have been Memberships: SCOPE (Wayne County Chapter), married 49 years and have four sons and six grand- NYSRPA, Ontario Rod & Gun Club, NRA Range Safety children. My career track has included fourteen years of Officer employment at Eastman Kodak Company before leav- ing to pursue pastoral studies at Practical Bible Training School in Johnson City, New York, and then serving in two pastorates, also in New York State, from 1987 until 1996. After that I returned to my hometown high school Firing Lines page 18

NY State Assembly Members

District Phone # E-Mail

1 Fred Thiele 518-455-5997 [email protected] 2 Jodi Giglio 518-455-5294 [email protected] 3 Joe DiStefano 518-455-4901 [email protected] 4 Steve Englebright 518-455-4804 [email protected] 5 Douglas M. Smith 518-455-5937 [email protected] 6 Philip Ramos 518-455-5185 [email protected] 7 Jarett Gandolfo 518-455-4611 [email protected] 8 Michael J. Fitzpatrick 518-455-5021 [email protected] 9 Michael Durso 518-455-5305 [email protected] 10 Steve Stern 518-455-5732 [email protected] 11 Kimberly Jean-Pierre 518-455-5787 [email protected] 12 Keith Brown 518-455-5952 [email protected] 13 Charles D. Lavine 518-455-5456 [email protected] 14 David McDonough 518-455-4633 [email protected] 15 Michael Montesano 518-455-4684 [email protected] 16 Gina Sillitti 518-455-5192 [email protected] 17 John Mikulin 518-455-5341 [email protected] 18 Taylor Darling 518-455-5861 [email protected] 19 Ed Ra 518-455-4627 [email protected] 20 Melissa Miller 518-455-3028 [email protected] 21 Judy griffin 518-455-4656 [email protected] 22 Michaelle C. Solages 518-455-4465 [email protected] 23 Stacey Pheffer Amato 518-455-4292 [email protected] 24 David Weprin 518-455-5806 [email protected] 25 Nily Rozic 518-455-5172 [email protected] 26 Edward Braunstein 518-455-5425 [email protected] 27 Daniel Rosenthal 518-455-4404 [email protected] 28 Andrew Hevesi 518-455-4926 [email protected] 29 Alicia Hyndman 518-455-4451 [email protected] 30 Brian Barnwell 518-455-4755 [email protected] 31 Khaleel Anderson 718-322-4958 [email protected] 32 Vivian E. Cook 518-455-4203 [email protected] 33 Clyde Vanel 518-455-4711 [email protected] 34 Jessica González-Rojas 518-455-4545 [email protected] 35 Jeffrion L. Aubry 518-455-4561 [email protected] 36 Zohran Mamdani 518-455-5014 [email protected] 37 Catherine Nolan 518-455-4851 [email protected] 38 Jenifer Rajkumar 518-455-4621 [email protected] 39 Catalina Cruz 518-455-4567 [email protected] 40 Ron Kim 518-455-5411 [email protected]

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(Continued from page 18) 41 Helene Weinstein 518-455-5462 [email protected] 42 Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn 518-455-5385 [email protected] 43 Diana Richardson 518-455-5262 [email protected] 44 Robert Carroll 518-455-5377 [email protected] 45 Steven Cymbrowitz 518-455-5214 [email protected] 46 Mathylde Frontus 518-455-4811 [email protected] 47 William Colton 518-455-5828 [email protected] 48 Simcha Eichenstein 18-455-5721 [email protected] 49 Peter J. Abbate, Jr. 518-455-3053 [email protected] 50 Emily Gallagher 518-455-4477 [email protected] 51 Marcela Mitaynes 518-455-3821 [email protected] 52 Jo Anne Simon 518-455-5426 [email protected] 53 Martiza Davila 518-455-5537 [email protected] 54 Erik Martin Dilan 518-455-5821 [email protected] 55 Latrice Walker 518-455-4466 [email protected] 56 Stefani Zinerman 518-455-5474 [email protected] 57 Phara Souffrant Forrest 518-455-5325 [email protected] 58 N. Nick Perry 518-455-4166 [email protected] 59 Jaime Williams 518-455-5211 [email protected] 60 Charles Barron 518-455-5912 [email protected] 61 Charles Fall 518-455-4677 [email protected] 62 Michael Reilly 518-455-4495 [email protected] 63 Michael Cusick 18-455-5526 [email protected] 64 Michael Tannousis 518-455-5716 [email protected] 65 Yuh-Line Niou 518-455-3640 [email protected] 66 Deborah J. Glick 518-455-4841 [email protected] 67 Linda Rosenthal 518-455-5802 [email protected] 68 Robert J. Rodriguez 518-455-4781 [email protected] 69 Daniel J. O'Donnell 518-455-5603 [email protected] 70 Inez Dickens 518-455-4793 [email protected] 71 Al Taylor 518-455-5491 [email protected] 72 Carmen De La Rosa 518-455-5807 [email protected] 73 Dan Quart 518-455-4794 [email protected] 74 Harvey Epstein 518-455-5506 [email protected] 75 Richard N. Gottfried 518-455-4941 [email protected] 76 Rebecca Seawright 518-455-5676 [email protected] 77 Latoya Joyner 518-455-5671 [email protected] 78 José Rivera 518-455-5414 [email protected] 79 Chantel Jackson 518-455-5272 [email protected] 80 Nathalia Fernandez 518-455-5844 [email protected] 81 Jeffrey Dinowitz 518-455-5965 [email protected] 82 Michel Benedetto 518-455-5296 [email protected] 83 Carl Heastie 518-455-3791 [email protected] 84 Amanda Septimo 718-292-2901 [email protected] 85 Kenny Burgos 718-893-0202 [email protected] 86 Victor M. Pichardo 518-455-5511 [email protected] 87 Karines Reyes 518-455-5102 [email protected] 88 Amy Paulin 518-455-5585 [email protected] (Continued on page 20) Firing Lines page 20

(Continued from page 19) 89 J. Gary Pretlow 518-455-5291 [email protected] 90 Nader Sayegh 518 455 3662 [email protected] 91 Steven Otis 518-455-4897 [email protected] 92 Thomas J. Abinanti 518-455-5753 [email protected] 93 Chris Burdick 518-455-5397 [email protected] 94 Kevin Byrne 518-455-5783 [email protected] 95 Sandy Galef 518-455-5348 [email protected] 96 Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. 518-455-5735 [email protected] 97 Michael Lawler 518-455-5118 [email protected] 98 Karl A. Brabenec 518-455-5991 [email protected] 99 Colin Schmitt 518-455-5441 [email protected] 100 Aileen Gunther 518-455-5355 [email protected] 101 Brian Miller 518-455-5334 [email protected] 102 Christopher Tague 518-455-5363 [email protected] 103 Kevin A. Cahill 518-455-4436 [email protected] 104 Jonathan Jacobson 518-455-5762 [email protected] 105 Kieran Lalor 518-455-5725 [email protected] 106 Didi Barrett 518-455-5177 [email protected] 107 Jake Ashby 518-455-5777 [email protected] 108 John T. McDonald III 518-455-4474 [email protected] 109 Patricia Fahy 518-455-4178 [email protected] 110 Phillip Steck 518-455-5931 [email protected] 111 Angelo Santabarbara 518-455-5197 [email protected] 112 Mary Beth Walsh 518-455-5772 [email protected] 113 Carrie Woerner 518-455-5404 [email protected] 114 Matthew Simpson 518-455-5565 [email protected] 115 Billy Jones 518-455-5943 [email protected] 116 Mark Walczyk 518-455-5545 [email protected] 117 Ken Blankenbush 518-455-5797 [email protected] 118 Robert Smullen 518-455-5393 [email protected] 119 Marianne Buttenschon 518-455-5454 [email protected] 120 William A. Barclay 518-455-3751 [email protected] 121 John Salka 518-455-4807 [email protected] 122 Joe Angelino 518-455-5741 [email protected] 123 Donna Lupardo 518-455-5431 [email protected] 124 Christopher S. Friend 518-455-4538 [email protected] 125 Anna Kelles 518-455-5444 [email protected] 126 John Lemondes, Jr. 518-455-5878 [email protected] 127 Albert A. Stirpe, Jr. 518-455-4505 [email protected] 128 Pamela Hunter 518-455-5383 [email protected] 129 William Magnarelli 518-455-4826 [email protected] 130 Brian Manktelow 518-455-5655 [email protected] 131 Jeff Gallahan 518-455-3979 [email protected] 132 Phil Palmesano 518-455-5791 [email protected] 133 Marjorie Byrnes 518-455-5662 [email protected] 134 Josh Jensen 518-455-4664 [email protected] 135 Jennifeer Lunsford 518-455-5784 [email protected] 136 Sarah Clark 518-455-5373 [email protected] (Continued on page 21) Firing Lines page 21

137 Demond Meeks 585-454-3670 [email protected] 138 Harry Bronson 518-455-4527 [email protected] 139 Stephen Hawley 518-455-5811 [email protected] 140 William Conrad 518-455-4767 [email protected] 141 Crystal Peoples-Stokes 518-455-5005 [email protected] 142 Patrick B. Burke 518-455-4691 [email protected] 143 Monica P. Wallace 518-455-5921 [email protected] 144 Michael Norris 518-455-4601 [email protected] 145 Angelo Morinello 518-455-5284 [email protected] 146 Karen McMahon 518-455-4618 [email protected] 147 David DiPietro 518-455-5314 [email protected] 148 Joseph Giglio 518-455-5241 [email protected] 149 Jonathan Rivera 518-455-4886 [email protected] 150 Andy Goodell 518-455-4511 [email protected] NY State Senators

District Albany Phone # Email

1 Anthony H. Palumbo 518-455-3121 [email protected] 2 Mario R. Mattera 518-455-2071 [email protected] 3 Alexis Weik 518-455-2838 [email protected] 4 Phil Boyle 518-455-3411 [email protected] 5 James Gaughran 518-455-3250 [email protected] 6 Kevin Thomas 18-455-3260 [email protected] 7 Anna M. Kaplan 518-455-2170 [email protected] 8 John E. Brooks 518-455-2765 [email protected] 9 Todd Kaminsky 518-455-3401 [email protected] 10 James Sanders, Jr. 518-455-3531 [email protected] 11 John C. Liu 518-455-2210 [email protected] 12 Michael Gianaris 518-455-3486 [email protected] 13 Jessica Ramos 518-455-2529 [email protected] 14 Leroy Comrie 5 18-455-2701 [email protected] 15 Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. 518-455-2322 [email protected] 16 Toby Ann Stavisky 518-455-3461 [email protected] 17 Simcha Felder 518-455-2754 [email protected] 18 Julia Salazar 518-455-2177 [email protected] 19 Roxanne J. Persaud 518-455-2788 [email protected] 20 Zellnor Myrie 518-455-2410 [email protected] 21 Kevin S. Parker 518-455-2580 [email protected] 22 Andrew Gounardes 518-455-3270 [email protected] 23 Diane J. Savino 518-455-2437 [email protected] 24 Andrew Lanza 518-455-3215 [email protected] 25 Jabari Brisport 518-455-3451 [email protected] 26 Brian Kavanagh 518-455-2625 [email protected] (Continued on page 22) Firing Lines page 22

(Continued from page 21) 27 Brad Hoylman 518-455-2451 [email protected] 28 Liz Krueger 518-455-2297 [email protected] 29 José M. Serrano 518-455-2795 [email protected] 30 Brain B. Benjamin 518-455-2441 [email protected] 31 Robert Jackson 518-455-2041 [email protected] 32 Luis R. Sepúlveda 518-455-2511 [email protected] 33 Gustavo Rivera 518-455-3395 [email protected] 34 Alessandra Biaggi 518-455-3595 [email protected] 35 Andrea Stewart-Cousins 518-455-2585 [email protected] 36 Jamaal T. Bailey 518-455-2061 [email protected] 37 Shelley B. Mayer 518-455-2031 [email protected] 38 Elijah Reichlin-Melnick 518-455-2991 [email protected] 39 James Skoufis 518-455-3290 [email protected] 40 Pete Harckham 518-455-2340 [email protected] 41 Sue Serino 518-455-2945 [email protected] 42 Mike Martucci 518-455-2400 43 Daphne Jordan 518-455-2381 [email protected] 44 Neil D. Breslin 518-455-2225 [email protected] 45 Daniel G. Stec 518-455-2811 [email protected] 46 Michelle Hinchey 518-455-2350 [email protected] 47 Joseph A. Griffo 518-455-3334 [email protected] 48 Patty Ritchie 518-455-3438 [email protected] 49 James Tedisco 518-455-2181 [email protected] 50 John W. Mannion 518-455-3511 [email protected] 51 Peter Oberacker 518-455-3131 [email protected] 52 Fred Akshar 518-455-2677 [email protected] 53 Rachel May 518-455-2838 [email protected] 54 Pamela Helming 518-455-2366 [email protected] 55 Samra G. Brouk 518-455-2215 [email protected] 56 Jeremy A. Cooney 585-225-3650 [email protected] 57 George M. Borrello 518-455-3563 [email protected] 58 Thomas F. O'Mara 518-455-2091 [email protected] 59 Patrick M. Gallivan 518-455-3471 [email protected] 60 Sean M. Ryan 518-455-3240 [email protected] 61 Edward A. Rath III 518-455-3161 [email protected] 62 Robert G. Ortt 518-455-2024 [email protected] 63 Timothy M. Kennedy 518-455-2426 [email protected] Firing Lines page 23

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