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8/21/2012

2nd And The City: A Series Begins

By Lauren

2nd And The City

This week I headed out to Queens, NY to pick up my "rifle/shotgun permit" from the licensing bureau. For those of you unfamiliar with New York City, this is no small errand. Once there, I was told that I am only allowed to purchase one long gun every three months.

"That's only four firearms a year!" I screamed, in my mind. However, my jaw must have hit the floor, because the clerk behind the counter gave me a confused look. I tried to explain to her that nowhere else in the USA does one need a permit for a long gun.  Now her mouth fell open.  She couldn't believe what I was telling her, (and this is a woman who issues firearm permits to New York residents.)  This just-goes-to-show, that when it comes to firearms, the citizens of New York City are out of touch with the rest of the country's "normal". (Then again, maybe this is how the powers-that-be prefer it.)


8/02/2012

The City Girl Who Liked Guns

Meet Lauren

By Gabby

I didn't know how lucky I was to have fallen in love with guns while living in Atlanta Georgia, until I talked gun ownership & concealed carry with gun loving NYers & north easterners. Those folks work hard for their arms rights!  After the Concealed Carry Fashion show, I began to wonder: What's it like for a girl in New York City who is curious about guns? Who can she talk to? Where can she shoot?  Meet Lauren. A New York City girl who is proving that guns and New Yorkers aren't completely like oil and water.


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The City Girl Who Liked Guns

By Lauren

NYC is not the best place in this country to be a gun-lover, but with some great friends, family and support I have been able to expand my knowledge and training in the firearms industry. Growing up I was a tom-boy, and loved hanging out with the boys. I always thought that they had more fun. I loved sports and being outside and often played just to prove that I could keep up. I started shooting paintball guns when I was younger, but like most New York City kids, I grew up in an anti-gun household.  The only gun lesson I ever received was, "guns kill people”. 3