I don't see where you're getting the part about NYC conservatives being cheerful about this. It's not their preference that gun-grabbers dominate in NYC - stop-and-frisk is merely their compromise solution to the fact that the only armed civilians in NYC are criminals.
Oh. I didn’t realize New York City conservatives had a say in this. Actually, I didn’t realize there were enough conservatives in N.Y. to make that much of a difference. I guess I should thank them for making sure the minorities don’t take over from the good folks.