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State legislator wants authorities to investigate social media when applying for handgun license
WBEN Radio ^ | November 26, 2018 | Staff

Posted on 11/26/2018 9:12:11 AM PST by yesthatjallen

Racial slurs, threats of violence, and terrorism-related posts would be considered "good cause for the denial of a license"

A Brooklyn state senator is calling for a change to New York's gun laws, which would allow authorities to search social media when you apply for a handgun license.

The bill, introduced by State Senator Kevin Parker on November 14, would mandate social media and search engine reviews prior to approval of an application or renewal of a license.

Racial slurs, threats of violence, and terrorism-related posts would be considered "good cause for the denial of a license".

The bills appeared to come in response to recent mass shootings whose suspects posted threats or ranted about potential targets.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; guncontrol; nra; postedseveraltimes; secondamendment
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1 posted on 11/26/2018 9:12:11 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Known wolf shooters have already had FBI files and police reports and recorded history of mental problems.

This isn’t an effort to stop shootings, this is an effort to deny people constitutional rights in absence of any crime.


2 posted on 11/26/2018 9:14:56 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
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To: yesthatjallen

I assume not approving of LGBTQ-WERTWERTSDFG will disqualify too?


3 posted on 11/26/2018 9:15:39 AM PST by Scythian_Reborn
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To: yesthatjallen
Would violate:

1st Amd - Free Speech

2nd Amd -RTKB

4th Amd - Illegal Search

5th Amd - Self Incrimination

4 posted on 11/26/2018 9:19:06 AM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: yesthatjallen
Would violate:

1st Amd - Free Speech

2nd Amd -RTKB

4th Amd - Illegal Search

5th Amd - Self Incrimination

5 posted on 11/26/2018 9:19:24 AM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: Scythian_Reborn
I assume not approving of LGBTQ-WERTWERTSDFG will disqualify too?

Not only that, but I think you'd see the SPLC ramp up their list of "hate" sites.....for sure this one would be on the list.

6 posted on 11/26/2018 9:19:38 AM PST by ealgeone (SCRIPTURE DOES NOT CHANGE!)
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To: yesthatjallen

How does this NOT violate the 1st, 2nd, and 5th Amendments?


7 posted on 11/26/2018 9:20:15 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Twitter is Trump's laser pointer and the DemocRats are all cats.)
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To: yesthatjallen

I assume they think people that actually would be threat would be too stupid to simply delete all their social media profiles before they applied?


8 posted on 11/26/2018 9:26:50 AM PST by apillar
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To: yesthatjallen

Just a start. If this is approved, then there’s no stopping them. They will use social media against us in every way possible. (They already do.)

This is the march to totalitarian fascism, that democrats always engage in.


9 posted on 11/26/2018 9:27:34 AM PST by I want the USA back (It's Ok To Be White. White Lives Matter. White Guilt is Socially Constructed)
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To: yesthatjallen
No 1A for 2A supporters.

10 posted on 11/26/2018 9:34:45 AM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Hard to do when the person hasn’t been sucked into social media.


11 posted on 11/26/2018 9:40:26 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: yesthatjallen

What would “racial slur” even mean? We’ve seen how broadly the term “hate speech” has been interpreted.


12 posted on 11/26/2018 9:44:54 AM PST by circlecity
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To: bgill

Nonparticipants in social media are also suspect. Going dark can land one on no-fly lists. Communicating by landline indicates nefarious intent. Voting for Trump is antisocial.

Orwell’s totalitarian state never had it this good.


13 posted on 11/26/2018 9:49:22 AM PST by elcid1970 (My gun safe is saying, "Room for one more, honey!")
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To: yesthatjallen

So, will NY’ers start holding their elected thugs accountable to their oath to the Constitution?


14 posted on 11/26/2018 9:56:48 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: yesthatjallen

Eliminate the root problem: NY’s unconstitutional requirement for handgun licenses.


15 posted on 11/26/2018 10:01:20 AM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: yesthatjallen

Think he’d want to apply that litmus test to people who post how much they like rap songs full of lyrics encouraging violence on whites?


16 posted on 11/26/2018 10:07:34 AM PST by Tell It Right (Will Gus keep his job after the beat down from Bama?)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

The guy behind the counter is not an agent of the state. You can lie to him and say, “I don’t have any social media accounts.”


17 posted on 11/26/2018 10:15:57 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: G Larry

Yeah, I’m sure the federal judiciary will get right on that. Can’t remember the last federal judge they gave a single solitary crap about the constitution.


18 posted on 11/26/2018 10:34:27 AM PST by JamesP81 (The Democrat Party is a criminal organization.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Better you all should be asking why you need a damn license in the first place...


19 posted on 11/26/2018 12:37:01 PM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. Mr Trump, we've got your six.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Got to hand it to that Legislator... crafting a single bill stripping citizens of both their First and Second Amendment rights.


20 posted on 11/26/2018 2:22:51 PM PST by The Great RJ ("Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher)
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