Gun-Shy New Yorkers

November 7, 2006 · By Aaron Unruh

Adam Sternbergh on how sophisticated “Kreative Klass” New Yorkers are turning to handguns for protection:

When I ask Rudy, a 31-year-old IT manager, why he’s here, he says, “I’d just like to know how to use a gun in case I ever need to. You know, after 9/11 and stuff.” Others in the group echo this just-in-case survivalist rationale.

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