“Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
A “little temporary safety?” LOL !! How about thousands of lives saved? That’s more than just a little and certainly not temporary. I can see owning a guy without any restriction is more important to you than those thousands of people who were not killed by guns in NYC.
I don't want NYC policy raised to the federal level. I value freedom. That includes responsibly owning a firearm without restrictions...as the founders intended with the 2nd Amendment. I moved from California to Idaho because the socialists in Sacramento are the same breed of freedom crushing authoritarians as Rudy Giuliani. I won't vote for someone with Rudy's policy track record at the federal level.
The principal problem in places like New York CIty is gangs. The linguine spined politicians won't deal with the real problem. They choose to punish everyone for the misbehavior of a few. We don't have gang problems like that in Idaho. Owning firearms and having concealed carry permits is normal. It causes no problems. We don't need or want New York City regulations imposed on our state from the federal level. I anticipate a politician's future actions by prior behavior. If I don't like the prior record, I'm not going to elect that person into a position of responsibility.