Updated Editor's Note: The gun show originally scheduled for March 2 and 3 at the Crown Plaza Suffern was cancelled today.
The hotel issued the following comment on Wednesday about its decision to cancel the show.
"Our entire nation is mourning the senseless murders of 26 children and teachers last Friday in Newtown, Ct.," said Joshua Goldstein, the General Partner of Empire Executive LLC, which owns the The Crowne Plaza Suffern. "In the wake of this horrific event, our organization has decided that we do not want to be associated with gun shows. A loophole in New York State's gun control law that allows private dealers to sell firearms without conducting background checks must be eliminated. We informed the promoter yesterday that we were no longer willing to host the event."
When New City’s Jack Borowsky stood before the Rockland County Legislature during the public comment portion of Tuesday’s meeting, he warned the legislators he wasn’t a good public speaker. What followed was a passionate speech where Borowsky talked about the recent elementary school shooting in Newtown, CT, while fighting back tears. Then, Borowsky got angry. He asked the legislators to stop a gun show from coming to Suffern March 2-3 next year at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
“We need to send them a letter tonight saying that even though you have the right to do this, we don’t want you,” he said. “This is no the time. This is not the place. This is our community.”
Earlier this week, Westchester officials opted to not bring the Sportsmen Firearm and Knife Show back to the County Center in White Plains come 2013.
The Suffern show is being organized by Big Al’s Gun and Premiere Knife Shows. According to Big Al’s website, shows for next year in Danbury, CT, and Poughkeepsie are canceled, but no reason is given.
Chairwoman of the Legislature Harriet Cornell and Legislator Aney Paul both told Borowsky to come to the next Public Safety Committee meeting to discuss the issue further. Neither knew if there was anything the county could do to stop the show from coming to Suffern.
Paul said she was going to look into the county’s options before the meeting.
I really think you owe me a big thank you. While you and other gun dealers make money by creating unrealistic fear in people, in the blink of an eye your gun show in Westchester and in Rockland were shut down. Now you more free time to make post after post here. What type of person has time to make 30 posts? I look forward to giving MANY more days off in the future. Feel free to make another 30 posts, I am going back to my life and won't be wasting my time here. Goodbye, hopefully forever.
As it stands we have a gun violence problem far in access to any other country. We need to find a way to allow people to continue to have guns while making it safer. And if this means we have to put certain restrictions on gun ownership or develop better gun safety, so be it. Our children deserve better.
Might as well be speaking Greek when it comes to the liberals on Patch.
What lessons will learn from Newtown? That 30 round clips are not good for deer hunting? That assault rifles are not family friendly? There are many issues where things need to change, mental health, school security, but what we should not do is just automatically take gun ownership off the table of discussion just because 'Johnny' wants to play commando in the woods with his buddies. Our Children deserve better.
It is counter intuitive in practice and real world exercise. Sadly, it took this recent atrocity to turn attention to it. Our attention needs to be on protection for the defenseless and security planning at the municipal level. Harassing hotel owners to cancel trade shows are fun for those with nothing constructive to add that would stop cold the malevolence that commit these all too long list of crimes nation-wide.
Are you threatening the PATCH now? Since you tell us that Hotel Owners call you up out of the blue to let you know they cancelled a Gun Show that has been a customer of their's for years on running. I am sure the PATCH is terrified of you and is our Legislature to hear you tell it.
1.Can't buy an automatic weapon in NY. 2.The guns themselves don't hold any bullets, need a magazine for that. 3.Magazines are limited to ten rounds in NY for all but LE. He's gonna have a stroke up there because he is ignorant and misinformed. Typical lib, I hope he does stroke out, one less lib. Then you got the Journal News publishing a map with all the LEGAL handgun owners (by county permit) addresses posted. This liberal bullying has got to stop. How do you justify putting peoples families in danger because of irresponsible uninformed left wing bigotry? If one of those houses are targeted by people looking to steal those weapons and/or hurt an occupant, the "journalists" better be held responsible. And if you liberal bullies ever get your nerve up enough to try and confiscate peoples legally owned weapons, you better find a hard point, because no one is giving them up without a fight. Best be careful what you wish for. Molon Labe. Keep America Free
Matter of fact the video here is a text book example of phobia, anxiety, misguided objectives, and disinformation. The gentleman demands the government use their onerous powers to the point of abuse and obstruct legal commerce, where just one valium can do the job more effectively.
you can zoom all the way in to specific addresses and view names Crazy!
Now, since no one else has even thought about taking responsibility should a home owner be specifically targeted by criminals in an attempt to steal their firearms, thhey will be obliged to respond using deadly force. Why? Because now the home-owner must conclude that a criminal who is not deterred by the fact their is a gun owner at this home, can only mean they are not their to steal silverware or TVs. The gun -owner has an added responsibility to take all measures that their firearms do not fall into the hands of such miscreants. Beside the natural precautions, they cannot permit themselves to fall hostage in trade for access to their firearms locks. Special consideration and even dispensation will have to be granted to them, if the intruder is killed. If the homeowner is killed or injured; then LOHUD becomes as much as an accomplice to the crime as the perpetrator. It is as if they put out an ad to jewel thieves listing the names and addresses of diamonds and cash. Before you say a criminal will request a FOIA to target his victim, consider they will also leave an evidence trail.