As a resident of Sea Cliff, I would like to remind the editors of The Island Now that in 2018 Senator Jim Gaughran was designated a Gun Sense Candidate of Distinction by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and was instrumental in the passage of nine gun safety bills passed here in New York.
Senator Gaughran is an ally to the gun violence prevention movement and an advocate for keeping our communities safe while also respecting the Second Amendment and the rights of responsible gun owners.
Make no mistake, the NRA is a reprehensible organization that has Mitch McConnell, as well as many other Senate Republicans in a stranglehold. The gun lobby has already thrown $1.6 million at the Senate Majority Leader this year in order to block the background checks bill.
It is horrifying to many residents of Nassau County that not only is the NRA raising funds in our backyard, but they are raffling off firearms, including AR15 parts.
I join Senator Gaughran in shaming The Friends of the NRA and The Inn at New Hyde Park for supporting an organization the city of San Francisco has deemed a “Domestic Terror Group.”
Surely as a county: we are better than this.
Tracy Bacher
Nassau Lead
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Sea Cliff
