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Saratoga Gun Show Will Go On

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Last night, the Saratoga Springs city council passed a non-binding resolution urging exhibitors at an upcoming gun show to refrain from selling weapons similar to those used in the Newtown shootings. 

Susan Steer is a local nurse who brought the issue to a hotpoint following the Sandy Hook massacre.   Steer called the City Center and was told there was no plan to cancel the gun show. She began an online petition, which racked up hundreds of local signatures and comments in favor of calling off the event.

Former Firearms dealer and collector John Tighe writes a blog critical of Saratoga Springs city government - he points out previous gun shows have been held without incident. Tighe would like to see lawmakers on local, state and national levels refocus their efforts when it comes to guns. He notes that unregulated person-to-person gun sales are rampant throughout the state: he says they are transacted through pennysaver-type newspapers and other classified ad print publications. City Public Safety Commissioner Christian Mathiesen agrees that rules need tightening.

Joanne Yepsen is the Saratoga County Supervisor for Saratoga Springs - this morning she brokered a compromise agreement with the gun show promoter allowing the event to be held as scheduled - The promoter has agreed to contact all vendors to make sure they comply.

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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