Manhattan Mean Girls Worry People From Free States May Bring Liberty to NYC

By Bob Owens

New York City elitists are terrified that if the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 passes through both houses of Congress and is signed into law, that yokels from out of town will stroll into Manhattan with a lawfully concealed weapon and not be thrown in jail like the peasants they clearly are.

Spearheaded by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the coalition, Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, took aim during a news conference Tuesday at concealed-weapons bills in both the U.S. House and Senate that law enforcement officials view with increasing alarm.

The bills, known to varying degrees as the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, would allow anyone legally permitted to carry a concealed weapon in their home state to bring a firearm into states that also have a concealed carry law.

Vance said someone from Vermont, “where there are no permit requirements, could come into New York City with a loaded gun, come to Times Square, go to the subways and be amongst us in our communities.”

NYPD officers would be powerless to arrest and charge that person because possession of a gun would be legal in Vermont, he said.

“It is so absurd, it is the lowest common denominator approach …Read the Rest

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