We are the last people to want more guns on the streets - but trust us, this is a good thing.
Because the new reality in American constitutional law, established by landmark rulings against Washington's and Chicago's gun regulations, says that for a city to preserve tough gun restrictions, it must ensure that they don't amount to near-total bans on firearms.
New York's laws have a fat target on their backs - one that gun-lobby attorneys are sure to exploit.
For one, the prices are high enough that they're sure to be challenged as discriminatory against the poor. Absurd? Perhaps - but it worked in knocking down the Chicago and D.C. laws.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/11/08/2010-11-08_biting_the_bullet.html#ixzz14ibCr4Mf
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