Emily Berl for The New York Times
Shooting targets at the West Side Pistol Range, in Manhattan.
Posted on 02/20/2011 6:22:00 AM PST by Pharmboy
Emily Berl for The New York Times
Shooting targets at the West Side Pistol Range, in Manhattan.
MEN and women. Democrats and Republicans. Doctors, lawyers, merchants and moguls. A remarkable, if relatively small, cross-section of New Yorkers legally own handguns, according to public records...
Among the more than 37,000 people licensed to have a handgun in the city are dozens of boldface names and public figures: prominent business leaders, elected officials, celebrities, journalists, judges and lawyers.
Some expressed pride in their gun ownership, like the renowned divorce lawyer Raoul Felder, who readily posed with his .38-caliber Smith & Wesson... And there were a few conflicted souls, like Alexis Stewart, co-host of “Whatever With Alexis and Jennifer” on SiriusXM radio and the Hallmark Channel.
“I don’t believe people should be allowed to have guns in America,” Ms. Stewart, daughter of Martha, said in an interview, explaining that she bought a .357 Magnum after 9/11 — but would be happy to give it up if handguns were banned. “Having a swimming pool is way more dangerous than having a gun,” she added.
Getting a handgun legally in New York is a two-step process. First, applicants must obtain a license, which costs $340, takes about 12 weeks to process, is good for three years and requires a background check by the New York Police Department. In addition, fingerprinting costs about $100.
The 41,164 handguns registered with the Police Department as of Jan. 14 include those owned by more than 2,400 people who live outside the city... — people like Roger E. Ailes, the president of Fox News, whose license lists an address in New Jersey; John J. Mack, the chairman of Morgan Stanley, who lives in Westchester County; and Sean Hannity, the conservative talk-show host, who lives on Long Island.
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Many on the left believe just that...witness the “civil discourse” BS that popped up on the left after the Tucson shootings.
And first on the list is anything that limits governmental power: The 1st and 2nd amendments.
Leftists are most likely envious of those repressive regimes in the ME that can shut down free-speech and shoot at people with impunity.
They would love to be able to do that over here.
THIS IS WHY A GUN PERMIT PROCESS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Equal protection under Amendment 14. The 2nd Amendment right is upheld for Alexis Stewart and others in a very small segment of the population but not for every other citizen of New York.
The permitting process allows the government sole disgression to deprive citizens of 2nd Amendment rights without a trial by jury.
...she bought a .357 Magnum after 9/11 — but would be happy to give it up if handguns were banned.
“Having a swimming pool is way more dangerous than having a gun,” she added.
I had no idea Martha Stewart used narcotics while pregnant. Would her demented spawn also favor banning those "way more dangerous" swimming pools?
More disgusting is that many of those 37,000 are movers and shakers that have done everything in their power to prevent the other 7,973,000 from getting a gun (let alone carrying it for self-defense) legally. The hypocrisy is of the worst sort - it isn't just the usual "do as I say, not as I do" sort, it is the type that says "my life is worth far, far more than your, prole, to the point that I WANT to deny you any means to hurt me, knowing how you uneducated, uncultured idiots hate me so much."
As you say, disgusting. Oh, and unconstitutional, but go and find 5 honest justices in the Supreme Court. The day you do, make sure that I'm sitting before you tell me.
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