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For what it's worth I don't hold with blaming the victim here. It's a perverse mentality that blames the gun (NYC) or the victim (some of the posters here). When I lved there, a coworker was mugged. Immediately after a guy tapped him on the shoulder, and my coworker almost fainted thinking that the mugger had come back to do some more harm. It turned out to be a NYC detective who saw the whole thing (although at the time I wondered why he didn't intervene - afraid of hurting a bad guy I guess). The detective asked my coworker if he'd testify against the mugger in court. He said yes.

First court day came. My coworker took the day off to go to court. The criminal didn't show and the case was postponed. Next court day cam - same thing. Now at two lost days of work. Third court day came and wonder of all wonders the mugger showed up with his attorney. The victim and the detective testified and the mugger was found guilty. He was given a short sentence and immediately released into the custody of his existing parole officer - no jail time at all. NYC justice.

And for those who would carry in NYC, remember you have to carry every day, and the police would LOVE to arrest you and the prosecuting attorneys would LOVE to throw the book at you because of the pathological hatred that most New Yorkers have for anyone who wants to protect himself with a gun (remember Goetz's fate)