Police Commissioner James O’Neill said it would be “insanity” for the feds to force one state to recognize another’s lax gun laws.
A bill making its way through Congress would make gun possession akin to a driver’s license — so one state’s looser regulations against concealed weapons would be protected in tougher anti-gun states, like New York.
“I think it’s insanity,” O’Neill told CBS’s “60 Minutes” in an interview aired Sunday night.
O’Neill said accidents and suicides — in addition to crime — could skyrocket with more out-of-state guns around town.
“Right now, we have a good idea of who’s carrying guns. If this law passes, all bets are off,” he said. “Anybody can come into New York City from any state and carry a weapon.”
by David K. Li