Federal court upholds New York gun licensing

Federal court upholds New York gun licensing – A federal court has rejected a challenge to New York’s process for licensing concealed handguns, a move cheered by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.  It is illegal for a private citizen to openly carry a...

Is Gun Regulation Maturing?

Is Gun Regulation Maturing? – Retired Justice John Paul Stevens was recently in the news commenting on the right to keep and bear arms that was affirmed in the Heller decision, where he dissented.  Speaking  at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence,...

A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment

A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment – Veteran New York Times editor Craig Whitney reexamines America’s relationship with guns and looking at the ways guns are part of American culture. In Living with Guns: A Liberal’s Case for the Second Amendment he...

Raymond Kelly swipes at President Obama

Raymond Kelly swipes at President Obama – New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly zinged President Barack Obama for his silence on gun violence in Chicago.  “Maybe the city most affected (by guns) is Chicago,” Kelly said, according to a New York...

A hello to arms: More in Hudson Valley get handgun permits

A hello to arms: More in Hudson Valley get handgun permits – In the six Hudson Valley counties north of New York City, 14,293 people received handgun permits in the last five years. Crime has plummeted throughout the state over the last several years — and...