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City Council Member Seeks Gun Permit

Submitted by Elm Creek Smith, Oct 31, 2007 10:56

Maybe the city councilman will see what it's like for ordinary citizens to go through just to get a gun to defend their homes and their lives. The nearly total systematic disarmament of the law-abiding as practiced in New York City is despicable, especially when the government and the police can't seem to do anything about the illegally possessed guns there.


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The founding fathers were not only interested in protecting themselves from crime, but from the government should it ever overstep... [MORE]

Question

Mar 6, 2008 15:03

It took me 3 YEARS to get an on premises permit, Yet Howard Stern was able to get a full... [MORE]

Business owner (mugged TWICE)

Jan 15, 2008 14:21

What I'd like to know is why my NYS permit allows me to carry everywhere in the State except NY... [MORE]

Steve

Dec 8, 2007 14:28

Yes, a New York State Pistol Permit issued in New York City is valid throughout the entire state. You are... [MORE]

Michael DeMarco

Dec 9, 2007 18:04

Mayor Bloomberg chief haplophobic ( irrational feal of guns) has taken it upon himself to rid the world of fiearms... [MORE]

R. Cavolo

Nov 5, 2007 08:47

The NYC Police Dept. is a GOD like agency when it comes to the issuance of licenses. A carry permit... [MORE]

Norm from Queens

Nov 4, 2007 09:15

Regarding the issues of the "Carry Permit" in NY City; No one person or group is ever going to overturn this... [MORE]

Paul

Dec 11, 2007 10:16

WHAT??? Isn't Mr. Ignizio aware that his BOSS is eleminating crime as we speak? What would he need a firearm... [MORE]

Mike Johnson

Oct 31, 2007 21:11

Isn't this the USA? As far as I know, the US constitution guarantees the right of the people to keep... [MORE]

marty

Oct 31, 2007 12:21

Maybe the city councilman will see what it's like for ordinary citizens to go through just to get a gun...

Elm Creek Smith

Oct 31, 2007 10:56

Every law-abiding citizen should carry a firearm, or at the very least have one in the home for protection against... [MORE]

bhashows

Oct 31, 2007 08:29

I heard he's also trying to buy milk for his breakfast cereal. [MORE]

Frank Silbermann

Oct 31, 2007 08:01

Would it not be simpler and allow for a reduction in paper pushers,to issue an officer to each applicant?24/7 [MORE]

Robert

Oct 30, 2007 22:50

This is what happens you enact a set of restrictive laws that essentially turns the idea of having a firearm,... [MORE]

Hans in Iowa

Oct 30, 2007 21:29

Is it any wonder that the NYC police are so persistent in resistance to gun permits for the honest citizenry?... [MORE]

Ron Phelps

Oct 30, 2007 21:16

I see no logical reasoning of why anyone, with the exception of criminals, should be denied their right to purchase... [MORE]

Jim

Oct 30, 2007 20:07

Elected officials who allow New York's failed and insane gun laws to continue can learn a lot by experiencing the... [MORE]

Kevin Starrett

Oct 30, 2007 19:51

Thank god I live in Arizona where one can carry and with a permit (easy to get with a background... [MORE]

George Morris

Oct 30, 2007 19:40

In Kennesaw, every household is required to have a gun. There ain't much crime in Kennesaw. Talk about idiots controlling... [MORE]

Bob Morris

Dec 23, 2007 14:38

TWIMC: I see no reason why the City Council member should have a permit. After all, he is protected by the... [MORE]

Ted Mavrakos

Oct 30, 2007 19:24

Oh sure it ok for the politicians of New York city to own guns for protection but not for the... [MORE]

Art

Oct 30, 2007 18:17

I left NYC in 1997 and moved to VA, and partly because of NYC's silly gun laws. Councilman Ignizio should... [MORE]

Bill Thomas

Oct 30, 2007 16:43

To the disappointment of some people like Mayor Bloomberg and other anti-rights activists, we have the right to keep and... [MORE]

Molon Labe

Oct 30, 2007 14:50

Background checks and firearms training should be part of the process, however it is amazing to me that NYC and... [MORE]

Tommy ORourke

Oct 30, 2007 14:37

He will soon be the ruler of either the super rich upper class and the poor disenfranchised downtrodden/ The middle... [MORE]

Ray Smythe

Mar 16, 2008 22:44

There's no need to have a permit to buy a rifle and all law abiding NYC citizens should own handguns... [MORE]

Robert D. Boyles, Sr.

Oct 30, 2007 12:07

Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence.... [MORE]

Matthew

Oct 30, 2007 11:06

Perhaps this police force should be subject to the same resrtictive delays. We the good guys have every right to... [MORE]

Larry Olexiewicz

Oct 30, 2007 10:51

...NYC allows you to own pistols....its not a fun process, but once you get a permit, you can own as... [MORE]

Alex

Oct 30, 2007 10:27

What is so special about Mr. Ignizio that he needs a firearm to protect his family? I thought that's what... [MORE]

Carl

Oct 30, 2007 10:23

I almost ashamed to be a New York resident with this disdainful attitude towards the Constitution of our great land... [MORE]

CHRIS FUNK

Nov 18, 2007 18:55

I'm a gun owner and a firm believer of the 2nd amendment, what suprises me more than the councilmans's request... [MORE]

Joe

Dec 8, 2007 10:22

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