New York is loosening the superstringent rules for obtaining a gun in the city. We are the last people to want more guns on the streets - but trust us, this is a good thing. Because the new reality in American constitutional law, established by landmark rulings against Washington's and Chicago's gun regulations, says that for a city to preserve tough gun restrictions, it must ensure that they don't amount to near-total bans on firearms. New York's laws have a fat... (GunPolicy.org)