The NRA and its allies in talk radio put on a rally in Albany, NY, today.
They turned out somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 in West Capitol Park, the largest right-wing rally around here since the first tea party Tax Day rally in 2009.
The crowd was overwhelmingly white (99 percent or so), about 90 percent male, and the median age was middle, some old and young, mostly in the 30-50 range.
The major impetus for this rally was Gov. Andrew Cuomo's successful enactment of the SAFE (Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement) Act, which increases regulation of military-style rifles, gun magazines, casual sales of guns, gun access by the mentally ill, etc., earlier this week.
The rally was emceed by Melody Burns, an afternoon talk show host on WGDJ-AM who lies about guns while decrying Democratic "lying."
More, below.
