Facts As Opposed To Myths About Ny State
Yes, the above is true.
And while on the subject of hated NYState:
NY State has highest per capita carry-permits of any state in the union.
NYState's crime rate is moderate.
NYC is at the bottom of major cities for violent crime.
So, much for all the myths about correlation of gun control to availability of legal weapons and also to crime. (and no, I am not for outlawing guns; just pointing out realities. AND, uninterested in arguing about them.)
(If interested:
*New York ranks 20th out of the 52 states for crime -
*New York City: on a per-capita basis, New York City now has one of the lowest crime rates in the country. In recent years, FBI data has shown that among the 25 largest American cities, New York ranks the 23rd most dangerous, beaten only by San Diego and San Jose. New York is safer than many smaller cities, too: among the 182 U.S. cities with populations of more than 100,000, New York City comes in at 136 -- about the same as Boise, Idaho.
*New York City's homicides have declined 80% since 1990. It had the lowest number last year since records starting being kept.
*New York State is quite high, it may be the highest, rank of handgun permits per 1000 adults. From Indiana Star:
"300,000 Hoosiers have gun permits
Indiana second only to New York in number per 1,000 adult residents, Star survey shows" (2004)
Top 10 states: (2000)
Population 18 years or older-----Carry permits (approx.)-Permits per every 1,000 adults
1. New York/------14,286,350/---------------1,110,150/-----------------------------------77.71
2. Indiana----------4,506,089-----------------302,000--------------------------------------67.2
3. Pennsylvania ---9,358,833-----------------525,600--------------------------------------56.16
4. Washington------4, 300, 678---------------225,200--------------------------------------51.41
5. Connecticut------2,563,877-----------------125,000--------------------------------------48.75
6. Idaho-------------924,923-------------------39,480---------------------------------------42.68
7. Utah-------------1,514,471------------------59,565---------------------------------------39.33
8 Tennessee--------4,290,762------------------160,000-------------------------------------37.29
9 Kentucky---------3,046,951------------------86,200--------------------------------------28.29
10 Florida-----------12,336,038-----------------332,400-------------------------------------26.95)
Sorry for the drift, tried but could not ignore that one. Don't carry in defiance of the law. When you do that you may protect yourself but you also dump fuel on the fire to disarm us all. Work to change it or move. 
Wow is it me or did it get cold in here?
