"So by your reasoning, the gun laws in NYC aren't needed." There are people who say they aren't. The ones in NYC are fairly reasonable though, even if they see

"So by your reasoning, the gun laws in NYC aren't needed." There are people who say they aren't. The ones in NYC are fairly reasonable though, even if they seem to just mainly cost a lot of money and paperwork for a tiny niche of hobbyists. There are nice shooting ranges in several parts of the city proper though. Unfortunately I moved to Chicago, which has much more crime despite absolutely absurd gun laws.