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New York City has one of the most ridiculously draconian carry regimes in the country. Though there are more than 8-million residents in the five boroughs, there are only about 30,000 carry licenses that are currently active, and the NYPD licensing bureau routinely rejects both new applicants and those trying to renew their permits.
That’s what happened to New York attorney Max Leifer, who’s speaking out after losing his ability to legally carry a gun after he maintained an active permit for 47 years. Though the attorney’s been carrying since 1973, when he tried to renew his permit recently the NYPD licensing division shut him down.