Again, he did not REVOKE permits; he turned the automatic renewal into a new process that made it extremely difficult to renew.
Thanks for the clarification...
*engaging brain*
There...got it.
From a practical standpoint, there's no practical difference. 30,000 fewer permits, 30,000 law abiding citizens to become criminals, 30,000 handguns "off the streets".
Made possible, of course, because the permit is a defacto form of registration which Rudy supports.
I've occasionally alluded to the large number of new criminals the new assault weapon ban has probably created in Cook Co. (Chicago) Illinois. Thus far no articles on how many have been turned in to authorities.
Illinois licenses gunowners. I would not be shocked to see stories of LEOs visiting the homes of gunowners inquiring as to what they own, perhaps requesting a visual inspection. It's happened in Illinois before. Facilitated by the licensing requirement to own a gun.
A few years ago Mayor Daley attempted to get his hand on the purchase records the Clintons should have been destroying. That would have made the job easier.
And clearly Rudy would support these actions, ugly gun bans, handgun bans, and licensing.