Mayor Bloomberg is no fan of guns, but two gun advocacy groups are accusing him of violating the Second Amendment by making guns cost prohibitive in this town. In a lawsuit filed against the city (below) the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association and the Second Amendment Foundation say that the $340 fee for issuance or renewal of a 3-year “Residence Premises” handgun license is "excessive and is not used to defray administrative costs, and hence, it impermissibly burdens the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms." But Bloomberg already said he'd fix everything! more ›

Jeffrey Muller, 61, of Newton, New Jersey was happily working in his pet store one day last January when some goons burst into his store and abducted him. The perpetrators were out to collect money from some deadbeat who allegedly owed $500,000 to another guy because of a failed golf course development deal in Utah. But they got the wrong guy! They were looking for another Jeffrey Muller, the millionaire New York money broker. Obviously, these kidnappers were not golfers. more ›

After the fatal shooting of a Queens bodega owner during a robbery this past weekend, advocacy group Hispanics Across America recommended that bodega owners be armed in order to protect themselves and their businesses. HAA founder Fernando Mateo said, "We've gotten to the point where we need to provide firearms for these hardworking people." more ›

The Upshot got a hold of the 445-page list of New York City residents who carry concealed weapons. Among the notable names: Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, Fox News personality Sean Hannity, Howard Stern, Don Imus, Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr., and Estee Lauder heir Ron Lauder. Back in 2008, City Room found that there were over 2,200 "full carry" licenses, which are for residents "who have demonstrated a specific need to carry a holstered handgun on their persons. The category includes people who have received threats or who regularly handle large amounts of cash." more ›

The Post reports that Andrew Madoff, the 43-year-old son of Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, "applied for a license to keep a handgun in his swanky Upper East Side pad more than six months ago -- and his name appears on NYPD and state police lists of approved permit holders." Is he trying to keep up with those alleged Goldman Sachs employees who are packing heat these days? more ›

Senior bankers at Goldman Sachs are arming themselves with handguns to fend off any forthcoming populist uprising against the bank. A friend of one of the bankers tells a Bloomberg News columnist, "I just wrote my first reference for a gun permit," swearing to the good character of a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker. This unidentified banker says he's not the only one stocking up on guns, and the NYPD confirms that some of the Goldman Sachs bankers do have pistol permits. Well, this ought to fix their public image problem! more ›

Today's Post has a list of some of the more notable New Yorkers who have permits allowing them to own a handgun. The group includes figures that could make for some incredible duels such as: Robert DeNiro and Harvey Keitel, Donald Trump and Ron Lauder, David Wright and Carlos Delgado and Howard Stern and Don Imus. But then the article takes an unusual turn when the Post talks to Alexis Stewart, radio personality and daughter of Martha, as to why she obtained a permit. "After 9/11, I had two very old English bulldogs...I could never leave my dogs to die of thirst in my I apartment, so I looked on it as a euthanasia situation...I would never kill my pets unless they were going to die anyway." more ›