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New York – The gun sales have shot in the United States as Americans fear that the Barack Obama Administration will bring stiffer rules for possessing fire arms.
During election week, the FBI did 374,510 background checks on prospective gun owners, compared with 251,804 in the same week last year.
Last month, the G-men did checks on 285,894 people buying handguns, compared with 223,141 in October 2007.
“It is a significant jump,” special agent Jason Pack, told the Daily News.
Obama has vowed to protect gun ownership rights, but as an Illinois state lawmaker, he supported a ban on all forms of semiautomatic weapons and tighter restrictions on firearms.
Bucking the national trend, local New York gun shops report no major rise in business, and cops have seen no big increase in gun permit applications.
“New Yorkers that have guns often get them from other states, Pennsylvania and Florida in particular. New York City has the toughest gun control laws in the nation,” said Evan Thies, a gun control advocate and City Council candidate.
Still, even city gun dealers worry that an Obama presidency will usher in even tougher laws.
I live in Ohio where we have a Concealed Carry law. I applied for my permit 2 weeks after it went into affect and have carried since ( 5yrs.). Gun ownership is not for everyone. You have to be geshikt and have saichel to even own one, let alone carry one. The criminal will always have access to weapons (even easier that a law abiding citizen) and law enforcement can’t be everywhere all the time. The 2nd amendment needs to be supported.
Guns don’t kill people….crazy people with guns kill people.
I live in New York State and carry a licensed weapon. I agree with you, #1 . Its an awsome responsibility to carry a weapon. If you don’t absolutely need it, DON’T! Obviously, I do.
hey murray don’t be so naive wake up and see more people need guns if something what happenned in israel would happen here would you say that oh lets wait for the police to come or would it be better if you had a gun
this is just plain sick
I agree with #1 and #4 . Same here- I live in LAKEWOOD and have my licensed weapon hidden in my home. If there is an intruder in my house- he is not leaving!!!!
Who needs a gun we need a Tehilim
i wonder what the frum gun ownership and permit stats are.
wouldend it be a better idea if everone goes around always with a bullet proof vest and a helmet. it sounds like we cant walk on the street.
The cops have no reponsibility to protect individual citizens. See Miller v. District of Columbia.
“If a person comes to kill you, rise up and kill him”
The anti self-defense crowd is all freiers. Frum Yidden value life.
not good to have so many people with guns and so many houses with guns…
I would like to carry one, can anyone share with me how the procces goes thru?
#1 and #4 ,
Biggest baloney I ever heard.. all heimishe “mature” men are the worst gun owners / carriers..
I am 23, got my concealed at 21, I carry condition 1 (cocked and locked) its 2-3 seconds from holster to trigger to fire.. and can hit at 30 yards at that draw speed.
Most frum yidden go the range once a yovel.. the guys at big al’s in hallendale say that i’m one of very few jews that come and the only one that comes in often.
Since nobama was elected I added an AR-15 and a XD .45 millennium mini handgun to my collection with my eyes on a semi auto shotgun.
I support the second amendment, if for no other reason… NEVER AGAIN.
I don’t know what the stats are but I’m not alone:
From Monsey I own a AR-15 and Saiga .223
The only reason I voted McCain is to keep my guns.
A AK 47 is only legal if it is modified to be a semi automatic. Why can’t I own a fully automatic gun in america, isn’t that unconstitutional?
If a gang of 20 people with guns invade my house I can run out and throw a gernade in self defence. Gernades should be legal right?
If guns are banned where will criminals get it from? its not like drugs where you can make your own.
Criminals get guns from law abiding citizens who have bought it legally from a store.
To all the gun owners who are protecting themselves. How many times since you got your gun have you used it. I mean really use it to protect yourself? or perhaps, how many times have you gone hunting with it?
Anyone…..???
If you look at the states and counties that allow people easy access to carry firearms, crime rates dropped once those laws went into effect, because since the chance of the person the criminal might attack may actually have a weapon and be a better shot then him!
theres no reason for anyone , especially a fum yid with children in the house to own a gun.
I think that there should be a law that you can only own one gun per house hold period.
You only need one gun two protect yourself and by making a limit it would prevent people that buy guns legally from selling to the black market.
If I had time to reply to all the nareshkeit of new yorkers.
#1 I know MANY with full auto weapons.. you only need a simple transfer in florida and register it with the police.. a reason I chose a semi auto ART15 and not full auto M16 since semi auto in florida are not registerd with the government.
#2 if guns were banned, they would be produced simple!!! yes just like drugs are grown and made in labatory’s (you dont crow coke or xtc)
The same way alchohol was made during the prohibition.
The same way arab terrorists get weapons, we cant keep track of 11 million mexicans.. whats a few guns ?
I’m not the only frum yid to go shooting at big al’s or other places I know that… just sayinbg that people dont go often.
To the guy that brought up grenades, guns are a individual right protected in the constitution and upheld by the supreme court in the summer. What part of “shall not be infringed” do u not understand??? It does not say anything about 1 gun limit! Today the 2nd amndmnt tomorrow the 1st u only need 1 shul! To rebbe, frum yiden should not drive!
anyway to do a survey and see how many frum ppl have a gun?
Where do criminals get guns? Simple – they steal them. They are criminals, after all. Do you know how many guns are stolen each year, from police alone?