Would-be gun owners seeking a concealed carry permit are required to take a safety training course, but with few rules on how they are taught, gun aficionados have stepped in to run them.
In New York City, once proudly unwelcoming to guns, residents are arming up.
Since June 2022, when a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision forced state lawmakers to relax longstanding restrictions, tens of thousands of New Yorkers have sought permits to carry concealed weapons outside the home. The number of permit applications submitted per month has risen nearly tenfold in the past three years, according to an analysis of New York Police Department data by THE CITY and The Trace.
This boom could portend a city where legally carrying a firearm becomes, as in most other parts of the country, commonplace.
Just the possibility that someone may be carrying will deter crime
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