King Cuomo Hates the Constitution

Andrew Cuomo hates guns. Well, not really. He hates YOUR guns. His security detail and police force can keep their guns, but he wants to take yours, and stop you from buying guns he doesn't want you to have.

 

According to the Daily News and Syracuse.com, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is trying to capitalize on the Newtown massacre by further eroding the gun rights of law-abiding New Yorkers.

Cuomo's proposals include reducing the magazine capacity limit from the current ten rounds to seven rounds.  This would effectively ban semi-automatic handguns in New York State, as very few (aside from 1911s, the Sig P220, and several compact pistols) accept seven-round magazines.  While manufacturers do make ten-round magazines to comply with the laws of New York and other anti-gun states, it is very unlikely that they will make seven-round magazines just to sell to New Yorkers.

(Of course, criminals will continue to use standard-capacity magazines that hold 15 rounds and more, because, well, they're criminals and they don't follow the law.)

Cuomo's proposal means that such treasured pieces of American history as the M1 Garand and the Winchester 1892 lever-action rifle will be illegal in New York State, since both hold eight rounds.

It's not surprising that Cuomo, an authoritarian populist, would want to keep the Garand from New Yorkers, since it was used to defeat the Germans in WWII. I'm not sure what he has against 19th-century cowboys, though.

In addition, Cuomo is proposing to make the new ban retroactive, and to confiscate guns from law-abiding New Yorkers. I'm not sure exactly how he would go about confiscating these weapons, since upstate New York (unlike New York City) does not require registration of rifles.  Perhaps he will just have his Storm Troopers go door-to-door and search every home in the state?

Come to think of it, there might be some resemblance between Cuomo and der Führer.

He's certainly got that sinister look down pat.

And here he is giving a very Hitler-esque salut:

In addition to guns, Cuomo seems to hate law-abiding New Yorkers.  But he loves criminals. In fact, Cuomo has gone on record saying that he wants to close state prisons and send the perps to Harvard. 

You can't make these things up. They say we get the leaders we deserve, but I have no idea what I could have done to deserve having this asshole as my governor.