U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- We’ve seen a flood of violent crime in New York state and a tidal wave of crime in New York City’s gun-free zones. The New York Police Department released data showing felony assaults are up 33% this year. Felony assaults are up more than 50% from a month ago. Stabbings and slashings on public buses, subways, and trains are up 70% compared to last year. Assaults with a club or blunt instrument are up 48%. These attacks are happening where the politicians told us we’d be protected and safe. Instead of protecting us, New York politicians want to ensure we are disarmed and vulnerable.
You might remember that the subject of “sensitive places,” locations where personal firearms might be banned, was mentioned 30 times in the New York State Rifle and Pistol Case that is now in front of the US Supreme Court. That case asks if ordinary people retain the right to carry ordinary weapons in ordinary places for self-defense. Representatives for the New York Attorney General replied that many public spaces in New York were special rather than ordinary. So far the state is doing a horrible job of defending ordinary citizens in its existing gun-free zones.
We were promised that we didn’t need to go armed in New York because the police would provide enough officers to stop crime on the streets. We didn’t need to go armed when we used public transportation because the transportation police would stop crime and make those places safe for us. The politicians broke their promises.
The surge in crime is not inevitable. When crime surged in New York City, we’ve seen other cities reduce the rate of violent crime. Dallas, Nashville, and Jacksonville come to mind.
In New York, the “gun-free” zones where honest citizens were disarmed became more dangerous, not less dangerous. In reply to this surge in crime, New York legislators proposed to make almost every public place and private business a “gun-free” zone.
That decision speaks volumes.
Money talks in politics. New York politicians are more concerned with their anti-gun campaign donors than our safety. Democrat politicians rake in the campaign checks while ordinary citizens pay in blood.
The police don’t protect us. New York judges have consistently sided with the politicians to keep us disarmed and defenseless. The future holds more of the same as working people looking for better jobs and safer places to live. No wonder so many people are leaving New York.
About Rob Morse
The original article, with sources, is posted here. Rob Morse writes about gun rights at Ammoland, at Clash Daily, at Second Call Defense, and on his SlowFacts blog. He hosts the Self Defense Gun Stories Podcast and co-hosts the Polite Society Podcast. Rob was an NRA pistol instructor and combat handgun competitor.
All of NYC is a “gun free zone”, unless you’re a perp or privileged to hold a nearly impossible to get concealed carry permit.
I’d be a perp. A RIGHT is a RIGHT. All that can be done by government is INFRINGE on the right which makes THEM the LAWLESS ones.
Continue revolving door justice no bail no prosecution on the felony level victims left without justice. A democrats dream come true. Biden by not condemning the upcoming attacks on the supreme court justice at their homes Saying go peaceful protest is supported clearly is the same as what the democrats called trump guilty of on Jan 6 and his supporters.
we should go protect them would sure scare the left , and offer to take them on range trips teach scotus what it is to be american
make conservatives out of the lot
Violence from conservative Americans is exactly what democrats are waiting for. They have been baiting the population that disagrees with their woke agenda. By erecting wall fences razor wire they are preparing hoping that law abiding Americans will take that bait their propaganda.
That will empower the National Police as they will call to defund local and state police for failing to protect them. After years their ideologies playing to the left to defund the police will be put in motion our constitution will then be under full assault from the democratic socialist party.
God Help Us
Prepare to participate.
Always prepared Samurai / Bushido A well-known samurai defines it this way: ‘Rectitude is one’s power to decide upon a course of conduct in accordance with reason, without wavering; to die when to die is right, to strike when to strike is right.’ Bushido distinguishes between bravery and courage: A man invested with the power to command and the power to kill was expected to demonstrate equally extraordinary powers of benevolence and mercy Politeness should be the expression of a benevolent regard for the feelings of others; Honesty and Sincerity very dear to me . The sense of Honor, a… Read more »
I agree if you advertise your beliefs to preserve our freedoms you will be harassed. What is coming is when the left pushes one time to many with their little army of Antifa on a street corner. And they run into those that will fight turning that little antifa into lesson for the rest around the country. They are cowards picking on older folks and women all of them brave Americans just a bit too old to mess with a twenty year olds. With rocks frozen water bottles paint bombs fireworks. Someday someone with nothing to lose will start enjoying… Read more »
awaiting approval LOL
super soakers with cat piss
Soros funds the campaigns of those types of prosecutors. Eliminate Soros (and his son), the funding goes away.
I assume you’re talking prosecution & imprisonment for treason & other crimes. That would be great.
Yeah, a trial or the Russian Federation has an open warrant on Soros. We could be rid of him in an afternoon. No trial, no muss, no fuss.
Bernard Goetz was unavailable for comment.
the police cannot protect us individually, unless you are someone like mayor adams or other leftist mayor, then you get a bunch of protectors. the average citizen in any city has only themself for protection. “sensitive places” has become the new common sense, as in “common sense gun-control laws”. sensitive place it now means any place we deem it to be, as common sense gun-control laws are any we want. airplanes not airports, courtrooms not courthouses are a couple of the very few places that are probably good places to not have firearms. anywhere firearms are not allowed to be… Read more »
to MY way of thinking, any “sensitive place” is somewhere I do NOT wish to sense the pain of an unwanted attack of any type, nor of bodily harm at the hands of another,nor the loss of my personal property. and I am VERY strongly biased toward my being able to have with me upon my person a suitable means to protect myself from these unwanted “sensations”. There are places I do not go if I cannot be armed. In my state, bars are gun free zones. Weapons are stolen from cars parked out back, cause the perps KNOW I… Read more »
Paging Bernie Ghoetz! Paging Paul Kersey!
I think it was about ten years ago,PortlandOregon’s MAZ light rail system began to be plagued with robberies, mugging, even murders, and ridership quickly began to shrink to the point of financial hurt for the MAX. Funny thing, the Powers that THink They Be had declared, “for SAAAAAFETY” the Max and relates statioins, etc, to be Certified Defenseless Victim Zones. The PoohBahs fretted and whinged and stressed, HOW are we going to stop the financial loss of low ridership? (didn’t seem to care about the hurt people…… at THEIR account) Someone floated the idea of letting the thousands of folks… Read more »
My Handgun is Just Like My Master Card, I Do Not Leave Home Without It.
Your hand gun is the master card.
It was clear from the oral arguments that the liberal justices knew the case was lost and they were using these “sensitive location” questions to signal to Blue States how to get around the pending thou shall issue decision.
I think “public safety” has been replaced with “equitable outcomes”.
Unarmed defenseless victims lead to “equitable outcomes”.
This is all by design.
The democrats are pushing their radical agenda forward faster each night in closed sessions. If I didn’t know better they are the bullies looking for a fight calling on leftist groups to do their bidding. I do not believe that we will ever see Adam Schiff dressed in black hoodie along with other democratic politician willing to get their own hands dirty. They just lie about all things and have the media tell that lie over and over.This is called propaganda now a division Homeland Security The department of disinformation. After 200 years, the global growth of what we have… Read more »