Posted on 12/31/2011 6:57:03 AM PST by SeekAndFind
it is not going to happen in NY City...not in the foreseeable future (I have lived in the state all 62 years)...I grew up there...moved to the Burbs which are marginally better...
....I have a NYS concealed carry permit when I travel through NY city, I am suppose to unload, separate guns from ammo in separate locked containers and 10 minutes later when I make it through to the northern burbs I may retrieve my arm and reload and carry it again...
I wont say whether or not I actually obey the rule just to drive through the short distance or not....suffice it to say that they can make your life a living hell if caught.
the City of NY is not a believer in the Constitution and will NOT change because of federal law. they will tie it up in local courts FOREVER. and will use the States Rights that they say they hate to do just what they chose. just as Chicago and DC have not really listened to the Supremes...they nod their heads and keep on doing whatever they feel like doing..
She should have never been arrested. But I guess thats what happens when you travel behind the Iron Curtain.
Everything you wrote in the reply above is true.
Even NY state residents with concealed carry permits can’t carry in NYC.
The lady from Tennessee should have known better.
I hope she has a good lawyer.
Some Freepers from other states will disagree, but NYC is very much “a different country, a different world” from where they reside....
This going to start real problem.
IF SHE WENT TO NYC VIA THE JERSEY TURNPIKE, BET YOUR BUTT THAT NJ’S DUDDLEY DOORIGHTS ARE LOOKING INTO FILING CHARGES AGAINST HER TOO.
After she does her 3 in NY, she’ll start her 5 in NJ.
Just sayin....
I agree completely. I believe I should have the right to carry and defend myself in any state in the Union.
However, we both know that realistically and unfortunately that isn't the way it actually works. If I want to stay out of legal trouble, therefore, I have the responsibility to know what the laws are wherever I'm going. That information is readily available on the internet; anyone traveling would do well to access it and become familiar before traveling.
She should be free. She will do time.
I agree with "should" but about 1/3 of the US population lives in the indigo-blue states that restrict firearm ownership to a greater or lesser degree. The SC has ruled that states can restrict firearm ownership.
One big reason that the SC ruled District of Columbia v. Heller is that DC is not a state.
Still, it's hard to believe that CCW course in Tennessee wouldn't have mentioned anything about laws in other states. It was pretty dumb to bring a pistol into NYC and pretty naive to think that cops are your friends. She has my sympathy but she should have thought about it for a second or two.
I don't think NYC's Sullivan law is going to change unless NYC residents want it to change, and they haven't wanted it to change for the last 100 years.
There already are legislators in NYC who are agitating for clemency. Long Time NYC Councilman Peter Vallone comes to mind.
The State of Tennessee better help this law abiding citizen out. I don’t see any justice in this at all.
Not all cops are NYC cops.
I would have just gave her a quote from the Gandalf the Grey school of firearms: “Keep it safe, keep it secret.”
“Who here has ever been out and suddenly “realized” that he was carrying a sidearm?”
It was a .32. There are some pretty lightweight .32’s on the market. She likely had it in a purse with a bunch of other stuff. They make purses with holster compartments that carry a gun properly. The weight of a light .32 would not be noticeable. So, “out of sight, out of mind” till something reminds you of it...like a mugger or a sign.
Gun permits sould be like Drivers licenses. They should have retroprocity between states.
The "...right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed..." is not an inalienable right.
Shall not be infringed means exactly what it sounds like!
Granted, but to understand that meaning you have to understand the meaning of "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms".
This woman was stupid. If you carry, you need to know the gun laws of the places you go. I make a booklet every year for my mother that summarizes the laws in the states she travels with her gun.
I have a CCW, and I travel a lot (with my mother). I would love to see reciprocity for all 50 states. As it is now, I have to adjust my travel itinerary to gun friendly states and that can be a bother. Hopefully this year I will get my FL out of state CCW which will add a few more states to the 28 my state reciprocates. Yes, I realize this is better than most, but it isn’t enough.
The problem is that we have allowed the individual states to infringe on our 2nd amendment right. A drivers license is not right defined in the Constitution and is freely regulated by the several states. TENN does not have to recognize a NY drivers license.
No state, that I am aware of yet, denies my 1st amendment right or any other numerated right in the Constitution but the 2nd. Where is equal protection under the law your honor?
New York drivers are already treated like that.
Bloomberg’s NYC regulations aren’t the same as Upstate, and nearly all of this large state is Upstate.
I would love to see this one at SCOTUS.
It wasn’t legal in NYC, regardless of whether their law is just or not. She should, as a holder, ensure that wherever she takes the weapon, she is legal in doing so. Sorry, I feel sympathy for her, but this is her fault.
I believe I have the right to carry and defend myself anywhere on the planet.
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