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Written by Paul Russin of Holley ,NY.>>>>Venerable Senators and Assemblymen, Governor Spitzer, AG Andrew >Cuomo, Pastors, Ministers, Editors, sportsmen and women, gun clubs, >and others to whom it may concern:>>It has come to my attention that Governor Spitzer has proposed that >Pete Grannis be the new DEC commissioner. While laudable that Gov. >Spitzer would like to protect the environment, the many bills >proposed by Mr. Grannis show his unlikely aptitude at this >appointment. Further, his bills which would ban trapping (A 3009) >facilitate lawsuits against hunters (A 3006)>>One prominent pro-gun person, Keith Kappel, Yates County SCOPE >President, stated, "He would usurp the authority of the DEC to >administer scientifically based regulations by enabling >municipalities to enact their own more stringent regulations thereby >creating a hodgepodge of laws across the state (A3009).">>This is essentially what has occurred within the anti-gun cities, >and counties. Monroe County has prohibited firearms, knives, and >anything else they deem dangerous, and declared them off limits in >various city and county venues, including county parks where deer >populations have required the taking of that wild game, at the cost >of tens of thousands of dollars, by sharpshooters (primarily local >Law Enforcement Officer's on overtime). Many sportsmen and women >could have been doing the very same thing without being paid if they >could have proved their proficiency through some state agency, or if >they were licensed hunters. In fact, now some of this is done by bow >hunters.>>Further, these policies have endangered the public. The large >antlered deer, and perhaps the overpopulation in these county parks >has prompted some poachers to remove these deer illegally. In one >instance, a crossbow was set up in a booby trap manner in the >Irondequoit Park. This could have resulted in the death, or serious >injury, of someone in that park, perhaps even a young child. This >was reported to me by my Uncle Ron Michalko. I am under the >impression that this was called into the police.>>Also, Northampton Park's (western Monroe County) deer numbers are >notorious. A portion of Colby Street which borders the park, in the >Town of Sweden, sees regular deer crossings with countless deer >struck accidents. In some instances I have personally witnessed >between 20 and 40 deer and more in this one field across from the >park. Also, the Brockport Airport is issued DEC permits for year >around taking of deer which come by the dozens to feed in that area, >and almost nightly. Very few people are using the park during these >months, yet the law prohibits the taking of firearms, bows, knives, >etc. into the park, virtually denying the hunter his part in the use >of these parks, a situation that would be decried if it was a black >family being denied access because of their skin color. Apparently >it is all right to discriminate against gun owner's in our current >society. It is most likely the liberal communist establishment feels >this type of discrimination is fine as it fits their proposed agenda >of destroying hunting and gun ownership in NYS.>>Mr. Kappel, continues in his email to another member of the SCOPE >yahoo e-group, "Apart from that, other bills this person (Ass. >Grannies) has introduced depict a mindset of fiddling while NY >burns. A legislator who spends his time concerned about release of >helium filled balloons, and whether (or not--PRusin) people can view >the Milky Way because of light pollution, is not a mature and clear >thinker, and not one I would trust in charge of the DEC. A person >who would spend NY dollars to research the affect of global warming >on the state, who would require insurance companies to invest their >profits in underserved neighborhoods, who would adopt a regulatory >system to achieve sustainable development is problematic to say the >least. Putting this person in charge of the DEC risks misdirecting >the monies we sportspeople pay through taxes, licenses and fees. We >risk having these monies used against us. No hunting means no >firearms." (italics, bold, underline mine--PRusin>>Mr. Kappel writes, also, "As I read some of these bills they greatly >expand the power of the state over private property, facilitate >lawsuits against hunting--even farming--on animal cruelty grounds, >force the private sector to accept (the premise of?) man induced >global warming, fund creation of sustainable development concepts, >redistribute wealth to underserved neighborhoods, facilitate >environmental lawsuits and generally expand the power of the state >to run roughshod over the private sector...New Yorkers Against Gun >Violence, a prominent anti gun group, rates him 100%.">>Besides that, Ass. Grannis has an F rating with SCOPE, NYSR&P, and >NRA. We do not need someone being head of DEC who comes from a >background which would necessarily discriminate against hunters, and >gun owners. These ratings are noted here:>>http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BS022281&type=category&category=Gun%2BIssues&go.x=14&go.y=11>>In regards Wildlife and Environmental Issues the website notes of >Ass. Grannis, "2003-2004 On the votes that the Humane Society of New >York considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, >Assemblymember Grannis voted their preferred position 100 percent of >the time." On Civil Liberties, "1997 On the votes that the New York >Civil Liberties Union considered to be the most important in 1997, >Assemblymember Grannis voted their preferred position 100 percent of >the time.">>On Environmental Issues, 1998-2006 Assemblymember Grannis supported >the interests of the EPL-Environmental Advocates 100 percent in >2006. (He received no rating in that time under 96%). On Liberal >Issues, 1996 Assemblymember Grannis supported the interests of the >New York City Americans for Democratic Action 91 percent in 1996. >Note this in regards the NYC ADA: "Americans for Democratic Action >is an independent liberal political organization, founded in 1947 >and dedicated to promoting individual liberty and economic justice." >Sounds like a socialism oriented group to me. Besides that, the two, >"promoting individual liberty and economic justice" seem at odds >with one another as promotion of individual liberty cannot mesh with >promoting economic justice. Both are at opposite spectrums on the >political scale. At one end is individual freedom, while at the >opposite end is socialist inspired laws which limit the ability to >operate in a free(dom) enterprise manner.>>>>Wikipedia says of Alexander "Pete" Grannis, Alexander Pete Grannis >represents District 65 in the New York State Assembly, which is >comprised primarily of the Upper East Side of Manhattan and >Roosevelt Island. (What does someone from this area know of western >NY politics, environmental, hunting, trapping, fishing and other >outdoor sports issues? Can someone from such an area be inspired >towards environmental radicalism simply because of where they >reside? If so, wouldn't someone from western, or upstate NY, >preferably someone with a hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, >camping, and other outdoor pursuits background be a more likely, and >much more likable candidate? Ass. Grannis doesn't seem to fit this >bill.--PRusin)>>First elected in 1974, Grannis currently serves as Chairman of the >Insurance Committee in the Assembly, and is a member of several >other standing commmittees. In his capacity as Chairman he claims >responsibility for authoring New York State's Community Rating/Open >Enrollment law as well as the 1996 Managed Care Consumer Protection >Act.>>Other notable pieces of legislation Grannis claims responsibility >for are New York State's Clean Indoor Air Act, which severely >restricted tobacco/cigarette use within public buildings, and the >Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act. (What radical limits might he >promote for sportsmen as head of NYS DEC?--PRusin)>>He served for a decade as Chairman of the Assembly Housing >Committee. (Which makes him a good candidate for DEC Commissioner, >why?--PRusin)>>As you can see, the majority of his causes lean toward radical >elitist environmentalism, including indoor air pollution? Is this >someone we wish part, and parcel, of the DEC which oversees the >whole of the hunting, trapping and fishing community? Could his >leadership in this venerable organization, Department of >Environmental Conservation, be detrimental to its very purpose given >Ass. Grannis radical views? Could the agenda be such that Ass. >Grannis would seek to destroy what the hunting, trapping, and >fishing community have done so far in regards DEC sports activities, >and conservation, within NYS? Would his nomination be tendered so as >to rework the commission so that its motivation becomes: 1) radical >environmentalism, 2) anti-hunting, trapping, and fishing sports >oriented and 3) anti-gun causes, given what we know of Ass, Grannis >past voting record, and bill submissions? Could this be the start of >the de-commissioning of the DEC? Could the agency be so >reworked--people hired who are anti-gun, anti-hunting, >anti-trapping, anti-fishing, firing of those who are in favor of >these sports--so as to detrimentally change the nature, status, and >purpose of the DEC to fit the radical agenda of the leftist, >anti-gun Governor Spitzer, and NYS Attorney General Andrew Cuomo?>> But, let us continue with a history of Conservation. >Conservation, the radicalized version we know today, didn't start >with radical environmentalists, but instead with hunters, trappers, >and fishermen whose sport(s) was/were being decimated by non-sport >market hunters. Further, habitat was being displaced for many >wildlife species to the detriment of those species. Today, in NYS, >we have replaced these populations, and in many areas the wildlife >has become so prolific they are overpopulating their habitat. NYS >has returned deer, turkey, otter, beaver, moose, bear, and other >wildlife populations to almost mimic their numbers prior to European >encroachment on this continent. Further, habitat has been restored, >State Parks commissioned (Adirondack, Alleghany forest preserves, >among others), etc. it would be a shame to destroy all the hunting, >fishing, trapping, and shooting communities have worked so hard to >accomplish. Could gun clubs be closed due to bogus, unscientific >lead poisoning determinations with such a liberal commissioner in >place?>>Persons like former NYS Governor, and U.S. President, Theodore >Roosevelt, John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, to some extent, "Buffalo >Bill" Cody, through his Wild West Show, were founders of this >environmentalist approach which included conservation of wildlife >habitat, and restrictions on hunting of various species. This, and >more, is detailed in the book "American Sportsmen and the Origins of >Conservation," by John F. Reiger.>>In the dust jacket of his book, Reiger notes: "One of the most >important misconceptions is that no conservation movement existed >until the 20th century.during the Roosevelt presidency.from >1901-1909...but they were not the group that originated the movement >(emphasis mine) in the 1870's. American sportsmen, those who hunted >and fished for pleasure.were the real spearhead of conservation." >(underlining is my emphasis--Prusin) I might note that the National >Rifle Association membership has played a distinct role in this >movement, as well--though not well admired, nor would it be >admitted, in liberal circles.>>It would be a shame if what outdoor sportsman initiated was run >roughshod over by radical environmentalists, and Ass. Grannis >appears to be one of these given his Assembly legislative >background.>>Reiger's dust jacket continues, "John Reiger's words may be a >startling declaration; they may, in fact, be fighting words. It has >become fashionable for armchair ecologists to vilify sportsmen as >wastrels and wildlife destroyers who care nothing about the >environment. The truth is that sportsmen--especially >hunters--initiated the modern conservation movement and continue to >be its most important supporters and activists." (again, bold >emphasis mine--PRusin)>>Therefore, it would also be a shame if someone of Ass. Grannis >status, and radical beliefs, became head of such a venerable, >concerned, hunting, trapping, and fishing oriented, sportsman >license fee sponsored, and longstanding, organization as the NYS >Department of Environmental Conservation. Let us hope that the NYS >legislature votes against Ass. Grannis accordingly. Hopefully, the >pro-gun, pro-hunting community will remain ever vigilant, ever >watchful of what is going on within NYS.>>>Paul Rusin>>2261 County Line Rd.>>Holley, NY>>585-659-8335>>Life member: NYSR&P, SCOPE, NRA, GOA
News from NYS Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. (NRA)For more information: Tom King (day) 518-436-0161, (evening/weekend) 518-479-3396, [email protected]New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Opposes Nomination of Pete Grannis to Head Department of Environmental ConservationTROY, NY -- (02/06/2007; 1521)(EIS) -- When it was announced that Governor Eliot Spitzer would appointment a new director for the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association anticipated a nominee with a background in a field such as environmental science, biology or habitat management. Moreover, the NYSRPA looked forward to working with a man or woman sympathetic to the rights and needs of New York's hunters, trappers and shooters -- someone prepared to provide stewardship of New York State lands for all New Yorkers.The Governor's nominee, Alexander "Pete" Grannis, possesses none of these qualifications. He is a lawyer and long-time State Assembly member with little experience in any field related to the DEC's mission. His record in Albany has been one of consistent hostility toward New York's hunters and shooters:-- Sponsored and voted for numerous bills designed to restrict firearms ownership and usage among law-abiding New Yorkers, consistently siding with anti-gun organizations such as New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.-- Sponsored vaguely-worded legislation in the past (A-1850) that would have effectively banned hunting as cruelty to animals.-- Repeatedly honored and endorsed by anti-hunting organizations including the ASPCA and the League of Humane Voters.-- Currently sponsors legislation (A-3009) giving municipalities the authority to ban trapping -- an abdication of the State's obligation to oversee these activities, and one that would create a crazy-quilt of local laws and regulations.The NYSRPA urges all New Yorkers to contact their State Senators and ask them to block the appointment of Pete Grannis to head the Department of Environmental Conservation.http://blogs.nydailynews.com/dailypolitics/archives/2007/02/with_enemies_li.phpWith enemies like these ...The Daily News' Joe Mahoney writes:Gov. Spitzer's nominee to be environmental conservation commissioner, Manhattan Assemblyman Alexander (Pete) Grannis, finds himself in the crosshairs of the National Rifle Association. The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, an NRA affiliate, just blast-emailed a statement slamming Grannis for being, in its view, on the wrong side of too many issues. In short, the NRA stated: "His record in Albany has been one of consistent hostility toward New York's hunters and shooters."The pro-gun group notes Grannis is also sponsoring legislation giving localities authority to ban trapping. The association complains that Grannis has been "repeatedly honored and endorsed by anti-hunting organizations including the ASPCA and the League of Humane Voters."
signed it. I actually heard about the online petition from a snowmobiler. Word is getting out.
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