New York City residents want to be armed. New data shows a sharp uptick in the number of concealed carry applications in the Big Apple. However, even after the Supreme Court ruling on Bruen, the city has found ways to prevent residents from exercising their Second Amendment rights.
This development comes amid fears about heightened crime rates in the city and the outbreak of pro-Hamas demonstrations on university campuses.
The new police data reviewed by The News shows the NYPD received 13,369 gun permit applications in 2023. That marked a significant jump from 2022, when the department received 7,407 applications, and 2021, when it took in 4,665, according to the data.
From Jan. 1 through March 3, the most recent span for which data is available, the department received 3,358 applications, making the total number of permit claims submitted since Jan. 1, 2023 at least 16,727. If the…
