{"id":6915,"date":"2012-11-03T10:02:38","date_gmt":"2012-11-03T14:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=6915"},"modified":"2012-11-03T10:02:38","modified_gmt":"2012-11-03T14:02:38","slug":"time-to-reconsider-gun-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=6915","title":{"rendered":"Time to reconsider gun laws?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the aftermath of the storm, some residents are coming to the realization that they alone are responsible for their own personal safety and are acting accordingly<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Ever since Sandy strafed the Queens peninsula and tore up the boardwalk, it\u2019s become an often lawless place where cops are even scarcer than electrical power and food. Locals say they are arming themselves with guns, baseball bats, booby traps \u2014 even a bow and arrow \u2014 to defend against looters …<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is just common sense, something Mayor Bloomberg<\/a> sorely lacks. \u00a0His solution was to shove his head further up his own butt and decline assistance from the National Guard<\/a> because they carry guns:<\/p>\n

“… \u201cWe don\u2019t need it,\u201d <\/em>Mayor Bloomberg sa<\/em>id on Wednesday during a press update on the city\u2019s ongoing Hurricane Sandy cleanup. \u201cThe NYPD<\/a> is the only people we want on the street with guns.\u201d …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It should be blindly obvious that Bloomberg’s approach is not working<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is too soon to see if this will translate in legislative action to reform New York’s gun laws next session.<\/p>\n