You’re Fired (Upon)!
The Post notes which of the wealthiest among us are armed:
Posted: March 27th, 2006 | Filed under: We're All Gonna Die!Ronald Lauder has joined trigger-happy tycoons Donald Trump and Seagrams scion Edgar Bronfman Sr. as the richest men in the city packing heat, according to the NYPD’s gun-permit list.
Lauder, the cosmetics heir, and multimillionaire Marvel Comics CEO Isaac Perlmutter are the newest gun-club members licensed to carry a weapon — topping a list that already included “Mean Streets” actors Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro, “Scarface” producer Martin Bregman and shock jocks Don Imus and Howard Stern.
These boldfaced names are among more than 38,000 licensed gun owners in the city; the number has steadily declined in recent years as fewer people apply for permits — and fewer are approved.
“The review is thorough and it may include a site visit,” said Police Inspector Michael Coan. “Permits are reviewed upon renewal to ensure proper cause exists to continue the permit.”
Other gun-toting notables — who have a license to carry as opposed to a permit to keep their weapon only at a home or business — include anti-gun activist Fernando Mateo and Giuliani Partners execs Richard Sheirer and Anthony Carbonetti — an in-law of the notorious booze-peddling Dorrian clan.
Republican Senate majority leader Joe Bruno and music czar Tommy Mottola remain licensed carriers, according to NYPD records through March 17. [Emph. added for the delicious irony]
