Gun Control Industry Terrified Lawful Concealed Cary in NYC is Becoming *GASP* Commonplace!

In New York City, once proudly unwelcoming to guns, residents are arming up.

Since June 2022, when a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision forced state lawmakers to relax longstanding restrictions, tens of thousands of New Yorkers have sought permits to carry concealed weapons outside the home. The number of permit applications submitted per month has risen nearly tenfold in the past three years, according to an analysis of New York Police Department data by THE CITY and The Trace.

This boom could portend a city where legally carrying a firearm becomes, as in most other parts of the country, commonplace. …

Before 2022, appetite for this service in New York City was slim. State laws made it all but impossible for people to get concealed carry permits, as authorities had discretion to reject applicants with little explanation. In practice, permits were largely held by business leaders, politicians, and celebrities.

But in 2019, the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association filed a lawsuit against the state, culminating in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, which struck down such restrictions and extended the Second Amendment to gun carrying outside the home. …

Since the law changed, more than 17,000 New Yorkers have been approved for permits, and over 8,000 additional applications are pending as of October 1. (For comparison, fewer than 4,000 New Yorkers had permits in 2011, according to a New York Times analysis.)

— Ted Alcorn in New Yorkers Fill Gun Classes as Applications for Concealed Carry Permits Surge