De Niro, Stern, Trump Licensed to Pack Pistols

The Associated Press ^ | Aug. 3, 2003 | Associated Press

[jern]

De Niro, Stern Licensed to Pack Pistols Sun Aug 3, 3:45 PM ET

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK - Actors Robert De Niro (news) and Harvey Keitel (news), radio host Howard Stern and developer Donald Trump are among the New Yorkers licensed to carry a loaded gun, according to police records.

But some stars — including Joan Rivers, action-movie star Steven Seagal (news) and conservative commentator William F. Buckley — were rejected when they applied to have their gun licenses renewed by New York City police this year, the New York Post reported Sunday.

Police told the Post only that Rivers had an "incident" on her record. She was reportedly in a fight with a car-rental clerk last year but was not criminally charged.

Police declined to say why Seagal and Buckley were turned down for permits. Seagal's permit was a premise license — which allows gun owners to keep their weapons unloaded and locked in a safety box when they travel.

About 3,600 New Yorkers are authorized to carry a loaded weapon, down from 4,500 at the end of 2001. Police have been re-examining records to make sure gun owners have up-do-date licenses and clean criminal records.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Well, thank God the cops are protecting innocent New Yorkers from conservative writers and bad action-movie stars.

[07055]

Actors Robert De Niro (news) and Harvey Keitel (news), radio host Howard Stern and developer Donald Trump are among the New Yorkers licensed to carry a loaded gun, according to police records.

Of these four, which of them are publicly anti-gun (for the little people, not themselves)? I believe that Stern is pro-Second Amendment rights--correct me if I am wrong.

[NativeNewYorker]

The Donald already has a piece - a hairpiece.

[Monty22]

Great job listing celebrities that aren't armed..

wtf is wrong with New York?

[jackbill]

It has been reported that Pinch, Punch or Pissass Sulzberger (whatever his name is), the publisher of the NY Times, also has a permit to carry.

[MindBender26]

Oh my GAWD! Not just a GUN. but a LOADED GUN!!!

[Rome2000]

You don't think Bloomberg and Co. would be raising all of those taxes if the populace were armed, do you?

[MindBender26]

P.S. </ sarcasm>

[YoungKentuckyConservative]

were rejected when they applied to have their gun licenses renewed

Well, if they are anything like me, they'd tell New York to f&*# off and just go ahead and continue carrying. I deal with the b@st@rds in Ohio on a regular basis and I'll be damned if ANY government is going to reinterpret my Constitution for me. I'm carrying. Legally where I can. Thank you, Kentucky, for still being "sane" on the Second Amendment.

[angkor]

A reliable friend saw Seagal in an overseas hotel lobby. He was packing.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

DeNiro is the total commie leftie. Trump - I don't know his politics, Stern - veers like his personality from far left to far right, Keitel - unknown what his politics are.

[lilylangtree]

Now are these celebrities anti-gun advocates? If so, another fine example coming from the land of the rich and weird that "special people must have special rights." (dripping sarcasm)

[Tribune7]

William F. Buckley — were rejected

This is curious.

[ALASKA]

The Donald already has a piece - a hairpiece.

An innovative, new way to carry concealed? I think the S&W 50 cal. would fit under that thing. The "Trump Toup Transport"?

[Lockbar]

Stern is pro-gun, often admits on his Radio show he has access to firearms.

[Renegade]

Don't recall anything in the second amendment that restricts the carrying of a firearm for any infraction ??

[07055]

Posted on the packing.org website:

Why are you considered a criminal in NYC?

Added by iwb on Monday, October 14, 2002 at 9:17 PM

You are considered a criminal once you get into New York City because the politicians that "run" this zoo are afraid of their constituents. Unless you are rich, famous, and, generally, white you have NO chance of a CCW. Of course you also have to have one hell of a "Hook" too. Robert Deniro got his CCW in two days. Does he bleed differently from you and I? Where Deniro goes in NY is generally so well patrolled (try the theater district for a cop-per-yard concentration) that he has little chance of running into anything vaguely resembling trouble.

http://www.packing.org/news/article.jsp/8547

[GovernmentShrinker]

There is plenty in the writings of its authors to indicate that it was simply a given that felons and the insane would not have unfettered 2A rights. But no, nothing about little "infractions", nor would the authors have been able to fathom what passes for a "felony" these days.

[DarkWaters]

Some animals are more equal than others.