Reply #18: You could add that Democrats in NYC don't carry guns without political connection. [View All]

All too often the rich and famous of all political persuasions can legally carry in NYC while the poor who live in the bad neighborhoods are forbidden that privilege. I remember watching Don Imus when he was on MSNBC in the morning and seeing a handgun in a shoulder holster. He had a carry permit.

This list shows many famous people who have been issued concealed carry permits in NYC.
http://www.nndb.com/event/349/000172830/

I realize that all too often the object of gun control is to keep "those people" from owning or carrying firearms, but it is carried to an extreme in NYC. It would be far more fair to deny everybody the right to own or carry a firearm than to allow the privileged few to do so.

Also I dispute your argument that the "silly" bomber was stopped without a shootout. What exactly did he do that would have caused anyone to draw a firearm and stop him. He parked his vehicle and walked away. The only suspicious thing he did was pull his top shirt off on the street revealing a different colored shirt. No reason for anyone to stop him or draw down on him. He personally didn't threaten anyone. His vehicle and what was inside was the problem. Shooting the vehicle would have accomplished nothing.