http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...-new-york-city.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur
The comment I posted: Yeh, NYC has been an elitist-only enclave in which the right to own a gun is essentially denied to all but the wealthy since the Sullivan act was passed to deny the Irish and Italians arms over a century ago. This is a pointless comparison because it purports to show 'ends of the spectrum' when in fact most states have gun purchase and carry laws like those in Oregon. NYC gun laws are an anachronistic throwback with racist underpinnings. Chicagoans suffered under even more stringent conditions until they were recently relieved of their plight by the SCOTUS. The insanity of NYC's laws are only a solid case away from being cast down as unconstitutional nonsense as well. It will happen sooner or later.
The comment I posted: Yeh, NYC has been an elitist-only enclave in which the right to own a gun is essentially denied to all but the wealthy since the Sullivan act was passed to deny the Irish and Italians arms over a century ago. This is a pointless comparison because it purports to show 'ends of the spectrum' when in fact most states have gun purchase and carry laws like those in Oregon. NYC gun laws are an anachronistic throwback with racist underpinnings. Chicagoans suffered under even more stringent conditions until they were recently relieved of their plight by the SCOTUS. The insanity of NYC's laws are only a solid case away from being cast down as unconstitutional nonsense as well. It will happen sooner or later.