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shadowrider

(4,941 posts)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 03:28 PM Apr 2012

NYC's '1 percent' totally 'gun'-ho (Partial list of rich/famous who have NY CC)

The “1 percent” comes in piece.

Dozens of New York City’s billionaires, real-estate moguls and Wall Street CEOs are really loaded, according to the NYPD’s gun-permit list obtained by The Post under the Freedom of Information Act.

Top guns include Donald Trump, Marvel Comics head Isaac Perlmutter and Gristedes chairman and mayoral wannabe John Catsimatidis.

Billionaire cosmetics heir Ron Lauder — who once dumped $4 million of his own cash on an effort to install term limits for city pols, only to do a complete 180 and back anti-gun zealot Mayor Bloomberg’s third term — also packs heat.

Real estate titan Andrew Farkas may have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth — he’s the Harvard-educated grandson of the founder of Alexander’s department stores— but as an adult he prefers a pistol in his pocket.

So does Hard Rock casino tycoon Richard Fields, who once got into a legal spat with fellow gunman Trump over a soured partnership.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/the_really_loaded_gsK0QeUR76khfXuWYvruOJ

Guns for me but not for thee

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NYC's '1 percent' totally 'gun'-ho (Partial list of rich/famous who have NY CC) (Original Post) shadowrider Apr 2012 OP
I think it has always been this way Mojorabbit Apr 2012 #1
The entire State of Illinois has given up theirs, unless you're a criminal or connected n/t shadowrider Apr 2012 #2
2nd Amendment bongbong Apr 2012 #4
So... sarisataka Apr 2012 #5
So......... yamihere Apr 2012 #6
Beat that horse rl6214 Apr 2012 #9
eh...the people still make up the militia. ileus Apr 2012 #10
I have no problem with allowing the 1% to own and even carry firearms ... spin Apr 2012 #3
Lol, pack of hypocrites. Union Scribe Apr 2012 #7
You are 100% correct!! NYC is a joke. n-t Logical Apr 2012 #8

Mojorabbit

(16,020 posts)
1. I think it has always been this way
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 03:33 PM
Apr 2012

and I don't get why people are willing to give up their second amend rights. The criminals, police, and wealthy will always find a way to obtain arms or in the case of the wealthy to either buy them or pay body guards to protect them.

 

yamihere

(10 posts)
6. So.........
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 07:33 PM
Apr 2012

If one of the definitions of militia according to The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition is "The whole body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service", we can expect you to go out and purchase an AR right? Or are you shirking your duty?

 

rl6214

(8,142 posts)
9. Beat that horse
Wed Apr 25, 2012, 02:24 PM
Apr 2012

The President, Supreme court and most constitutional scholars disagree with you but hey, who the hell are they?

spin

(17,493 posts)
3. I have no problem with allowing the 1% to own and even carry firearms ...
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 04:01 PM
Apr 2012

as long as members of the 99% enjoy the same rights and the cost and hassle is not so excessive as to make it practically impossible for members of the lower classes to obtain permission to own and/or carry.

There's something seriously wrong with the system when some rich and famous person who rides in limousines and flies in his own private jet has a carry permit, but an honest citizen who lives in the belly of the beast is unable to get a permit to even have a firearm.



Union Scribe

(7,099 posts)
7. Lol, pack of hypocrites.
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 07:41 PM
Apr 2012

Typical 1%er bullcrap, exercising rights they don't want the unwashed masses to have.

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