Cuomo "Gun Violence"
Emergency Less than it Seems

The latest example of misuse of the "public health emergency" as an Orwellian phrase is by Governor Cuomo of New York. Governor Cuomo declared a First-in the Nation "Gun Violence Disaster Emergency".

Big government proponents love "emergencies" because "emergencies" give them power they otherwise do not have. This is why we see the ever - expanding use of "emergency" or "disaster" to apply to otherwise ordinary events.

Leftist have successfully used the term to expand their power to override nearly all Constitutionally protected rights. Progressives "public health" power was the start of their successful degradation of the checks and balances in the Constitution. Emergency War powers may be the only thing which is used to override Constitutional protections more than "Public Health Emergencies".

From news release of the office of the governor.ny.gov:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today declared the first-in-the-nation gun violence disaster emergency as part of a new, comprehensive strategy to build a safer New York. This new strategy treats gun violence as a public health crisis, using short-term solutions to manage the immediate gun violence crisis and reduce the shooting rate, as well as long-term solutions that focus on community-based intervention and prevention strategies to break the cycle of violence. The disaster emergency allows the State to expedite money and resources to communities so they can begin targeting gun violence immediately.

Governor Cuomo is using the emergency powers to shift "gun violence" away from law enforcement to public health agencies. .....