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Gun Control

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Gun Couture: Firearms Industry Gets 'Fashionable'

    It's long been a big problem for the fashionable firearm owner: How to hide a handgun and look haute couture at the same time. Well, a report in today's New York Times has some great news for the tres chic ranks of the U.S.'s 7 million concealed carry permit holders. Clothing companies have start ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    National Rifle Association Convention Attendees Talk Trayvon Martin; Bad Taste Ensues

    The gun lobby has been quite busy... Shortly after news broke that New York pols get more cash from the National Rifle Association than any other state, self-professed Second Amendment enthusiasts spent a weekend full of firearms festivities (and fun) at their annual convention. Of course, attend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2012

    NRA Calls Bloomberg "An Arrogant Bastard" for Anti-Gun Campaign

    As the trial nears for the Trayvon Martin case, a firestorm of debate has spread across the nation surrounding the centerpiece "Stand Your Ground" law -- the legislation George Zimmerman has used as his defense. And now, the Hozziner is beginning to feel the flames from the nation's go-to gun-toters ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    National Rifle Association *Hearts* New York: Report

    New York might boast the most anti-gun mayor in the U.S., but that hasn't stopped the National Rifle Association from pouring more cash into Empire State campaign coffers than any other place in the county. The NRA has long done battle with Mike Bloomberg's demands for microstamping on bullet casi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Mike Bloomberg Hates Guns. What Else Is New?

    As you've probably heard, four New York City police officers were shot over the weekend during a shootout with a man in Brooklyn. As you've also probably heard, Mayor Mike Bloomberg hates guns -- and he's using the shootout as the latest anecdote to illustrate his point that gun laws need to be toug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Andrew Cuomo Ditches Pataki-Era Gun Law. Fred Dicker Gushes

    ​Governor Andrew Cuomo's ditched a controversial gun law put in place by ex-Governor George Pataki -- and, as you probably expected, Fred Dicker, the New York Post's state capital bureau chief/captain of the Cuomo rah-rah squad, got the "exclusive" on the story.Dicker, as you also might imagine, i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Would Stricter Gun Laws Have Prevented Trayvon Martin Shooting? Mayor Mike Sure Thinks So

    ​New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg yesterday said at a press conference that stricter gun laws could have prevented the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Florida teen killed last month by a wannabe cop/neighborhood watch volunteer."Your heart just has to go out to the parents," Bloomberg said a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Mike Bloomberg: Having An Illegal Gun In New York Isn't Quite As Bad If You're From Out Of State. Sorry, Plaxico

    ​Last week, we told you about a former United States marine who was sentenced to 10 hours of community service for possessing a gun that wasn't registered in New York state. We noted that Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who's led the charge in calling for stricter gun laws across the country (despite his ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Domestic Violence Legislation Package: What You Need to Know

    The New York State Assembly passed several domestic violence bills yesterday, which will soon be on their way to the Senate. If they make it through the rest of the legislative process, the measures would do everything from toughening penalties against repeat domestic violence offenders to keeping g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Former Marine Avoids Plaxico Treatment In Gun Case. Where's The Outrage, Mike Bloomberg?

    ​Remember a few years ago when then-New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg with an unregistered handgun at a Manhattan night club? And how Mayor Mike Bloomberg said it would be a "mockery of the law" if Burress received a sentence that's anything less th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Councilman Jumaane Williams Pressures NYPD, Mayor to Address Police Accountability

    Sam LevinCity Councilman Jumaane Williams at a recent rally.​Last week, cops chased Ramarley Graham, 18, to the bathroom of his apartment where they shot and killed him. His grandmother was at home at the time and witnessed the shooting. The Bronx teen -- who may have been trying to flush ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Cop Shooter's Gun Could Have Been Bought For As Little As $30

    ​The revolver used in the shooting of Police Officer Kevin Brennan has a controversial history, and a reputation as a poorly made street gun that was likely passed from hand to hand over a period of many years and may have been used in other crimes before it got to would-be killer Luis Soto. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    After Cop Shooting, Mike Bloomberg Calls for Stricter Gun Laws

    Last night, police officer Kevin Brennan was shot in the head in the Bushwick Houses in Brooklyn after he and his partners responded to a report of shots fired. Doctors at Bellevue Hospital successfully removed the bullet from the base of Brennan's skull, and as of last night, he was reported to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    One Year Later, Miguel Padilla Sentenced for East Harlem Shooting of 13-Year-Old

    On New Year's Day in 2011, Miguel Padilla shot a semiautomatic pistol several times at a Chevy Impala following a dispute over a parking space. The shots did not strike the victim, but instead hit a 13-year-old boy who was a passenger in a nearby minivan. The gunshots shattered the rear window of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2012

    Mayor Mike Bloomberg Heckled At MLK Event

    It wasn't exactly the warmest reception the mayor has ever received. Mike Bloomberg stopped by the House of Justice in East Harlem earlier today -- where apparently most local electeds that matter (or hope to matter) were making their MLK appearances. Folks in the audience packed tightly into one l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2011

    New Book Alleges JFK Really Didn't Want LBJ to be President

    via Wikipedia​According to a new book of interviews with Jacqueline Kennedy, the former First Lady said that her husband openly doubted Lyndon Johnson's ability to be president. The interviews, which were conducted by historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. in the year following JFK's assassination, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Rightbloggers Find the Cause of England's Riots: Gun Control and Black People

    Riots broke out in London and other parts of England last week. The evident catalyst was the controversial killing by police of Mark Duggan; but, as with the Rodney King beating that sparked the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, it's unlikely that one small event could have caused so much fury and violence. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Michael Bloomberg and His Mayor Friends Target Al Qaeda in New Gun Ad

    More than 600 mayors nationally, including our own Michael Bloomberg in a leadership role, have started a new television advertising campaign meant to draw attention to an Al Qaeda video that urges terrorists to exploit weak gun laws. The spot, in support of the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 and the al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Walmart to Start Selling Guns Again

    ​Had enough of the Royal Wedding? Cool, so have we. Now we can move onto bigger and brighter things, like guns. Walmart has announced they will resume selling guns at half of its stores across the nation in an effort to restore so-called "Heritage" items to their shelves. "Heritage" as in fish ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Jewish Firearms Group Compares Bloomberg Gun Control to Genocide, Nazis

    ​A new inflammatory open letter from the Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership advocacy group addressed to Mayor Michael Bloomberg argues that "'[g]un control' actually (and historically) means letting government, whether benign or ruthlessly evil, disarm certain sectors of society a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    It's Really Easy to Buy Gun Clips in New York

    ​State Senator Eric Adams of Brooklyn and the New York Daily News went on a secret stunt mission together in Albany, where they bought explosive gun magazines that can hold up to 30 bullets, even though the high-capacity clips were banned in 1994. Under the law, the big gun magazines, "used by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Gun-Control Poll? We're Divided. But a Note to Liberals: Run for Your Lives!

    Pew Research​This graphic shows the overall even split in opinion from the Pew Research Center poll about gun control. It's about 50-50. But read on for the detailed breakdown, touted today by the pretty rigorously nonpartisan and pro outfit. Just be warned: The poll, taken before assassin Jared L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Mike Bloomberg Rallies for Tighter Gun Control

    ​Following the shooting in Tucson on Saturday, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, along with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Long Island Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.), announced their support for strengthening national gun control laws at a City Hall press conference on Tuesday.

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Sharpton and NYPD Team Up to Buy Back Guns

    ​City Hall can't decide if it wants you to have guns or not! Police commissioner Ray Kelly and Reverend Al Sharpton had a press conference today, announcing a gun buyback program to take illegal guns off the streets...just weeks after Mayor Michael Bloomberg slashed the fee for a gun permit from $ ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    May 25, 2010

    D.R.I.

    ​City Hall can't decide if it wants you to have guns or not! Police commissioner Ray Kelly and Reverend Al Sharpton had a press conference today, announcing a gun buyback program to take illegal guns off the streets...just weeks after Mayor Michael Bloomberg slashed the fee for a gun permit from $ ... More >>

  • News

    October 13, 2009

    A Bloomberg Score Card: The Mayor's Hits and Misses

    ​City Hall can't decide if it wants you to have guns or not! Police commissioner Ray Kelly and Reverend Al Sharpton had a press conference today, announcing a gun buyback program to take illegal guns off the streets...just weeks after Mayor Michael Bloomberg slashed the fee for a gun permit from $ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    GOP, NRA Scaring Rubes with Ethnic New Yorker

    Aw, cute. In support of Bob McDonnell, a Republican running for governor of Virginia, the NRA has emitted this ad in which a heavily-accented wiseguy, who makes ample use of his hands when he talks, tells the simple country folk that "our New York Bloomberg came down here to take away some of your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Right Wing Gillibrand Continues to Destroy Democratic Party

    ​Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand blogged about her unyielding support to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. We have to wonder, what happened to the too conservative Gillibrand that was once predicted? When Gov. Paterson tapped her from New York's Republican-leaning 20th di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Election Night: Snyder to Supporters -- I'm Out of Politics and Off to China!

    Leslie Crocker Snyder entered what could have been her victory party in the ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel at 10:42 p.m. to cries of "We Love You, Leslie." Looking worn-out, she went to a podium to make her speech. After thanking supporters, her husband, her grandchildren, her law firm colleagues ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Aborn Winning Race for Most Interesting Endorsements

    He may not have a serious chance of winning, but, as the heated Manhattan District Attorney's race charges to a close, we've got to hand it to candidate Richard Aborn for racking up some interesting endorsements throughout the campaign. Today, in what he's billing as a closing argument, Aborn will i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Aborn, Endorsed By Sean Bell's Parents, Said in 2008 Cops' Not-Guilty Verdict "Justified" (Updated)

    Given that Sean Bell's parents endorsed gun control advocate Richard Aborn for Manhattan District Attorney yesterday, we thought it was worth revisiting Aborn's statements about the Sean Bell case. What we found was interesting: Back when Aborn, a former Manhattan prosecutor, was head of the non-p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Sean Bell's Parents Endorse Aborn for D.A.

    ​The parents of Sean Bell, an unarmed man whom police fatally shot on the night of his bachelor party in 2006, endorsed Richard Aborn for Manhattan District Attorney today. In a press release put out by the campaign, Bell's parents said they threw their support behind Aborn after learning of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Update on the Damn Sotomayor Hearings

    Yesterday Al Franken reminisced with Sonia Sotomayor about Perry Mason. Today Arlen Specter asks if she'd like TV cameras in the Supreme Court. Sotomayor tells John Cornyn she won't use foreign law to interpret the constitution. Tom Coburn asks her if she's worried that gun control would take t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Giuliani-Bloomberg Gun Suit Dies of Neglect at Supreme Court

    Back in 2000, Mayor Giuliani (who, people forget, used to be very anti-gun) had the city bring suit against about two dozen gun manufacturers, charging that their negligence caused illegal guns to enter New York and kill people. Bloomberg, who is even more anti-gun, took the suit over from him, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Wayne Barrett: Is Gillibrand Too Republican to Replace Clinton?

    Now that Caroline Kennedy has dropped out, the new frontrunner for Hillary Clinton's senate seat is upstate congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic hero for capturing a Republican-majority district in 2006. Camera crews are now posted outside her home in Hudson, New York, and she is reportedl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Bloomberg Demands Prison for Plaxico, Hospital Employees

    Now that Caroline Kennedy has dropped out, the new frontrunner for Hillary Clinton's senate seat is upstate congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic hero for capturing a Republican-majority district in 2006. Camera crews are now posted outside her home in Hudson, New York, and she is reportedl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Justice is Duck-Blind

    Now that Caroline Kennedy has dropped out, the new frontrunner for Hillary Clinton's senate seat is upstate congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic hero for capturing a Republican-majority district in 2006. Camera crews are now posted outside her home in Hudson, New York, and she is reportedl ... More >>

  • News

    June 24, 2008

    Gun-Ho for New York

    The Georgia gun dealer who was sued by the city— and fell in love with us

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Bloomberg Bows Out Without Apologies

    The Georgia gun dealer who was sued by the city— and fell in love with us

  • News

    July 24, 2007

    Mike's Well-Armed Pal

    Anti-gun Bloomberg buys ammo for pro-NRA Bruno

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2005

    Morning Report 6/21/05
    America's Mullahs and Their Moolah

    Anti-gun Bloomberg buys ammo for pro-NRA Bruno

  • Specials

    November 23, 2004

    Letters

    Anti-gun Bloomberg buys ammo for pro-NRA Bruno

  • News

    November 26, 2002

    Up in Arms

    Israelis Flock to Buy Guns, Pack Heat at Services

  • News

    March 20, 2001

    Young Gun

    Packing Heat on Brooklyn Streets

  • News

    October 3, 2000

    Senator Straddle

    East Side Liberals Tire of Roy Goodman’s Albany Alibis

  • News

    June 22, 1999

    2004, Stupid

    Starr's Strikes Forever

  • News

    May 25, 1999

    Nation

    Starr's Strikes Forever

  • Books

    May 11, 1999

    Bullet Theory

    Starr's Strikes Forever

  • Specials

    December 22, 1998

    Letters

    Starr's Strikes Forever

  • NYC Life

    December 15, 1998

    Top Guns

    Starr's Strikes Forever

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