handguns

Jacob Charles, a constitutional scholar at Pepperdine University and leading authority on U.S. firearm laws, answers questions about New York's handgun law in the wake of a key court ruling.

The ruling confirmed the worst fears of local leaders, who worry about more handguns coming into public places.

The county officials who are assigned to review the names are overwhelmed and don't have time to review the 500 or so cases that come in each week.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly made his first appearance on The Daily Show last night for a serious conversation about guns, stop-and-frisk, the fallibility of the NYPD, and his interest in a mayoral run.

"We've become increasingly concerned over the last two years about a growing lack of transparency at the NYPD," the Times explained in 2010.

"The problem is the handgun. 60% of the murders in New York City are caused by handguns."

"There goes my gun" Mayor Bloomberg's campaign to derail illegal handguns