Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy...at it again!

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New York Dem Taunts Gillibrand on Gun Control Positions
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, the former Democratic congresswoman who replaced Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Senate, has a record as a gun rights supporter, and her colleagues on the House side are holding that against her with an election on the horizon.

FOXNews.com
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

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Gillibrand, the former congresswoman who replaced Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Senate, has a record as a gun rights supporter, and her colleagues on the House side are holding that against her with an election on the horizon.

The three representatives, Carolyn McCarthy, Steve Israel and Carolyn Maloney -- all potential challengers to Gillibrand in the Democratic primary next year -- gathered Wednesday to mark the introduction of a bill that would prohibit anyone on the terrorist "no fly list" from buying a gun.

But the session with reporters quickly turned to a discussion of Gillibrand's wavering gun control positions. (Gillibrand recently called for the repeal of a policy, which she originally supported, that requires records on gun background checks to be destroyed after 24 hours.)

"Don't get me started. It is true that she has changed her opinion on a lot of the legislation that has to do with gun violence. Basically throw up an issue and she has changed her mind on it," McCarthy said.

Asked whether any of the three representatives would challenge Gillibrand, she said: "No one so far has said they're actually running. But we're thinking about it."

"I think Carolyn (McCarthy) would make a great senator," Maloney added.

McCarthy, a fervent supporter of gun control laws, said she hopes the mere threat of running against Gillibrand will influence her positions on gun control.

"In that way, I think that I've been very instrumental in changing her mind on the gun issue," McCarthy said. "And if I have to move to every other state and continue to be threatening to every congressperson, then maybe I should do that."

Gillibrand has been more in line with her Democratic colleagues on the issue of gun control since joining the Senate.

She recently co-sponsored the Senate version of a bill that McCarthy, along with Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., introduced to require background checks on all firearm sales at gun shows.

"As a mom and a lawmaker, Senator Gillibrand has always opposed gun violence and supported measures that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and other dangerous people," Gillibrand spokesman Matt Canter said in an e-mail, in response to McCarthy's remarks.

"While gun violence was not an issue in her rural congressional district, Senator Gillibrand now represents many communities around the state that are affected by gun violence nearly every day," he said.

Canter said Gillibrand is working with gun control groups and Capitol Hill colleagues on these issues.

But McCarthy also plans to introduce an assault-weapons ban in the coming weeks.

McCarthy reportedly has called that bill a "test" for Gillibrand.

FOX News' Chad Pergram contributed to this report.

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[fightingquaker13]

And how many news stories have there been about how stupidly unreliable the terrorist watch list is? I remember one on that radical right wing show 60 Minutes about a commercial pilt placed on it because he shared a name with someone. Morley Safer had about twenty people in a room who couldn't fly because of the thing and there was no set procedure for how to get off it, or why you were even on in the first place. It makes cleaning up after identity theft look like a picnic. I don't know whether Mcrthy is a zealot or an opportunist, but it does make me want to send Gillibrand $20 if she just comes out and says FU to these folks.
FQ13 

[ericire12]

And how many news stories have there been about how stupidly unreliable the terrorist watch list is?
FQ13 

Hit!

[Timothy]

I remember one on that radical right wing show 60 Minutes   

Huh?  RIGHT WING? did I miss some sarcasm here?

[tombogan03884]

Huh?  RIGHT WING? did I miss some sarcasm here?

The "no fly" list was great material for "Bush bashing", then the anointed one took power and it seems to have become an unquestioned criteria for our security.

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[Timothy]

I stopped watching 60 Minutes years ago.  Unless something has changed like maybe REAL NEWS stories or the producers hiring a phenomenally beautiful co-anchor, that's not gonna change!

'Bout all it was good for was taking bets on how long Andy's eyebrows were going to grow week to week....buy a tweezer you old communist!  Otherwise STFU!

 

[MikeBjerum]

The "no fly" list was great material for "Bush bashing", then the anointed one took power and it seems to have become an unquestioned criteria for our security.

There are a lot of things that President Bush did that were used to throw the Republicans out of office that are now the greatest thing since sliced bread now that Pres. BHO embraces them.  The only thing I can't understand is how he can do all those photo ops with out a neckbrace for the whiplash he gave himself in the rapid turn around 

[Hazcat]

The lefties are saying this is an R plot to trip up O and the midterm elections.

How an R plot you ask?  Well McCarthy is a former R and the Brady Bunch are Rs!   (crazy, I know).

[fightingquaker13]

Huh?  RIGHT WING? did I miss some sarcasm here?

About an aircraftcarrier's worth sailor. For future reference any of my posts are at a minimum 20% sarcsm.
FQ13

[Timothy]

About an aircraftcarrier's worth sailor. For future reference any of my posts are at a minimum 20% sarcsm.
FQ13

Thank God!