tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post2475472052529624692..comments2023-10-27T14:44:07.700-04:00Comments on sevesteen.com: Sevesteenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-65112623413223519182009-07-23T10:41:02.751-04:002009-07-23T10:41:02.751-04:00Thanks, Sevesteen and Sevesteen's Kid, It'...Thanks, Sevesteen and Sevesteen's Kid, It's a pleasure dealing with you; I know I'll always get straight answers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-66578743290098160772009-07-22T22:58:36.148-04:002009-07-22T22:58:36.148-04:00Realized I didn't completely answer MikeB'...Realized I didn't completely answer MikeB's questions<br /><br />I would have been slightly more comfortable if I'd been able to carry my gun in NYC, but the lack wasn't significant. If I felt I needed a gun to go there safely, I'd go somewhere else instead. <br /><br />I've been home since, and I'm now back in Pennsylvania, where I'm licensed. I could easily avoid NY for the remainder of my trip, but it isn't important enough to me to be worth the bother. <br /><br />On a political level, it does bother me a bit that because NY law doesn't allow me to posses even an unloaded gun, I'm effectively restricted in states where I can legally carry concealed.Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-2456456247601301152009-07-22T13:08:20.434-04:002009-07-22T13:08:20.434-04:00The City is a wonderful, wonderful place to visit....The City is a wonderful, wonderful place to visit. And the food is beyond compare. But the legal philosophy... Well, I wouldn't want to live there. <br /><br />So basically, it's like New Jersey, only much, much harder. ;)elmo iscariothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710846725911318970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-41930777203535746682009-07-22T01:10:55.740-04:002009-07-22T01:10:55.740-04:00I actually love my neighboorhood. It's relativ...I actually love my neighboorhood. It's relativly safe for me to go grab some late-night food at odd hours of the early morning. I'm not saying that it's the -safest- thing to do, but I've not been harrased or otherwise scared off yet. <br /><br />For the most part, what I've learned here, is that except for exceedingly rare cases, if you keep to yourself, and are somewhat civil, the worse you'll get is a walk-by cussing.<br /><br />And yeah, pretty much if someone has a gun here, they're a cop or some sort of criminal. Sad, but true. No 'normal' people can have guns.Sevesteen's Kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-73361311440227035732009-07-21T07:19:03.812-04:002009-07-21T07:19:03.812-04:00New York State has extremely strict laws for handg...New York State has extremely strict laws for handguns--they require a license to even handle a handgun, so you can't take an unlicensed friend to the range. Carry licenses are discriminatory, and a state carry license is not valid in the City. In the city there are only a few hundred licenses, mostly held by wealthy celebrities. <br /><br />New York State officials also have a reputation for ignoring Federal safe passage law that allows transport of an unloaded handgun on a trip. (that law would not have applied to me, since I stayed overnight) Because it is impractical for me to avoid New York, I have not brought a handgun. <br /><br />New York City and Harlem crime rates have improved drastically over the last decades--from what I understand, there was a time when it would not have been safe for my daughter to even visit, let alone live there.Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-73928272419352025462009-07-21T03:22:11.975-04:002009-07-21T03:22:11.975-04:00That sounds like a wonderful trip. Did you carry ...That sounds like a wonderful trip. Did you carry a gun? I'm guessing it wouldn't have been allowed, am I right? Did you wish you had one? Did you see any dangerous situations or people? Harlem is famous for that isn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.com