We have 8.5 million people in NYC--many are transient. Most people live in apartments with people beside them, over them, and under them. Urban people usually don't want their neighbors armed since they usually don't really know who their neighbors are. Anyone who wants some oversight over guns is always attacked on this forum as being against the 2nd amendment.
I personally like the idea of an armed citizenry but I would prefer that certifiably crazy people or career criminals not be armed to the teeth. We have a gang and drug posse problem in many areas of our city and we don't want cops and civilians getting blown away in a gang war. Guiliani is not a gun grabber--he enforces laws that citizens of NYC put in place. They are local laws not state or federal laws. Aren't true conservatives in favor of decentralized government and letting people have the freedom to run their own local governments? Do the people of NYC have to subscribe to the same code of behavior as the people of Dallas or the fate of the republic is at stake?
My main concern with Guiliani as it relates to the 2nd Amendment is the enviroment he comes from, grew up in, and lived and worked his entire adult life.
New York City is not an accurate portrayal of America in this particularly narrow focus. Its the aberration.
So his view on firearms is subject to his upbringing, enviroment, and professional experience.
No thanks. I don’t trust him on 2nd amendment issues because his views reflect inner city thinking.
I’m also not enamoured by any man that hops into a dress and puts on eye liner at the drop of a hat. Be honest, when Rudy gets bored either in his personal life or his professional life, he gets himself in trouble.
No thanks. Had my fill - for a lifetime - with Clinton of that nonsense.