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| NYC Gun Permit Applcations Up, Approvals Down |
| 2020-12-26 |
| [NY Post] The Big Apple’s staggering surge in shootings amid the COVID-19 pandemic has led nearly 9,000 terrified New Yorkers to apply for gun permits — but the NYPD has signed off on fewer than 1,100 Andy Chernoff, who's owned Coliseum Gun Traders in Uniondale, Long Island, since 1979, said, "If I had to rely on New York City business, I'd be out of business." "This isn't going away anytime soon. I bet these people don't get their licenses for a year and a half." An NYPD source familiar with the situation said the License Division was too short-staffed to deal with the flood of new applications and also blamed an unofficial reluctance to process them. "The politicians are generally against giving licenses, to begin with, so it's not a priority," the source said. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #6 These would-be tyrants ought to read the 2nd A. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-12-26 21:19 |
| #5 "a certain cloth" = campaign $$ in most corrupt sheriff districts |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-12-26 16:02 |
| #4 Can't they all buy off the NYPD licensing authority? What I understand is you have to know the right people to even be invited to the club. The payoff is just cost of admission. Back before the State of Kansas affirmed Conceal Carry is a right, the County Sheriff got to confirm a Conceal Carry Candidate's License, and 'certain County Sheriffs' were more and more just granting to 'those cut from a certain cloth'. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-12-26 14:31 |
| #3 You don't need a gun permit to own a gun. You need a gun permit to LEGALLY own a gun. See the diff? |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2020-12-26 13:11 |
| #2 The infamous Bureaucratic Veto -- refusing a lawful request through inaction. |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-12-26 11:12 |
| #1 I heard there's lots of rich folks in the NRA. What about gun seller associations or makers? Can't they all buy off the NYPD licensing authority? The enemy is ready to part with his/her life and dignity to win. Can't the home team part with some cash? |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2020-12-26 10:15 |