Outrageous Violation of Individual Rights - Home on the range with New York's gun owners

The irony is that the strict Gun Control in NYC, under the Sullivan Act, was classic government regulation to keep guns away from Italians, Jews, Chinese and Blacks. 

The rich, influential and well connected politically have little trouble obtaining gun permits and they get them fast. So much for equal justice and treatment under the law. m/r

Home on the range with New York's gun owners - The Week

By Daniel Krieger, 2-23-14

Welcome to one of the most regulated cities in America

The only public shooting range in Manhattan is tucked away in the basement of a commercial building at 20 West 20th Street. After passing through the lobby and descending a winding staircase, I came to a long corridor whose green walls are adorned with framed newspaper clippings, photos, and painted-on golden bullets pointing the way. The muffled blasts of gunfire grew louder as I got closer.

Inside, the long rectangular room had a utilitarian array of chairs, tables, sofas, TVs, lockers and notices on the walls —

"NO Magnums,"

"Wear Eye and Ear Protection,"

"NRA Gun Safety Rules."

The firing range's 14 shooting stalls run the length of the room, sealed off by a wall with large windows.

I visited the Westside Rifle & Pistol Range because I was intrigued that such a place could exist in one of the least gun-friendly cities in the country. I was curious about the rare breed of New Yorker who is licensed to own a gun.

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