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The Latest NYC Rage: .9 Millimeter Handguns

January 30, 2012

“Young Money Cash Money Billionaire artist and Bronx-bred M.C. Cory Gunz [above] was arrested for possession of a .9mm handgun over the weekend,” Shaka Griffith at globalgrind.com reports. “Plain clothes officers pulled him over in a cab he was riding in, searched the rapper’s backpack and discovered the lethal weapon.” Not so lethal, eh Mr. Bond? But seriously, this is the second time we’ve heard about .9mm handguns in less than a week . . .

In our post Saturday Night Special RIP? NY criminologist Eugene O’Donnell was busy talking-up the dangers of the once-obscure micro-caliber. Personally, I don’t care what The City That Never Sleeps considers trendy; I won’t shoot any caliber without .04 in the name.

And speaking of reality divorce, here’s globalgrind’s admonition to Big Apple rappers who want to pack a gat:

Lengthy sentencing is the result of getting popped in New York City with a gun. In NYC, if you are a convicted felon, you cannot carry a firearm. The best thing to do, if you really need to carry a gun, is get a permit. The fees to obtain a handgun license in New York City total about $500.

Sounds like Griffith gave New York City gun laws a Congressional Review. Anyway, good luck with that. Meanwhile, the question must be asked: WWTNT?

41 COMMENTS

CarlosT January 30, 2012 At 21:40

Wow, firing a projectile just over three-hundredths of an inch, huh? Sounds scary.

In a related note, my wife was telling me that she was reading some story someone had written online that had someone investigating a murder committed with a 45mm handgun. I’m not sure there’d be a lot left for forensics to work with in that crime scene.
- Dorcil Brown January 30, 2012 At 23:20
  
  No shit!
- DaveL January 31, 2012 At 06:24
  
  They might find the hand that was holding the gun…
- Chaz January 31, 2012 At 09:27
  
  When a local newspaper wrote “… used a 40mm pistol …” I sent them this link.
  - Xenokilla January 31, 2012 At 18:18
    
    Ha! I have that in my desktop background rotation!
- Moonshine7102 January 31, 2012 At 09:31
  
  45mm you say? That’d hurt the wrist even more than the DoubleTap.
Ralph January 30, 2012 At 21:44

The NYPD has had a dedicated “rap squad,” aimed exclusively at rappers, going back at least to 2004. Because as everybody knows, the Mayor Against Guns Illegally really loves his hip-hop.
Joe Grine January 30, 2012 At 21:55

And I thought my .17 hmr was a bitch to clean. Can only imagine how hard it is to not bend a cleaning rod that is only .9 mm in diameter!
- Chris Dumm January 30, 2012 At 22:59
  
  Bloomberg might have just the tool for the job.
  - Aharon January 30, 2012 At 23:04
    
    hahahaha
Mark N. January 30, 2012 At 22:09

What I want to know is what kind of probable cause supported all of these searches? This last guy was in a cab, and they searched his backpack–a search that requires a warrant supported by probable cause. What were they doing pulling over and searching the bejezus out of a Maybach? This sounds SO like racial profiling, and even more like politicking.
- Ropingdown January 30, 2012 At 23:20
  
  Racial profiling in NYC is the new black.
Mark N. January 30, 2012 At 22:10

Oh, and another thing. Why does this fool think rappers can hire armed guards in New York City–and if they can, why can they hire armed body guards but can’t get a ccw? Doesn’t this guy know you can’t get a concealed permit there–and if he did, would it change his toone?
JP in Tennessee January 30, 2012 At 22:27

My goodness, “.9 millimeter” certainly is small.
Greg in Allston January 30, 2012 At 22:35

I didn’t know that they made dies that could neck down from 0.354″ to 0.0354″. That’s gotta be like a 1.0 grain bullet at maybe 20,000 ft/sec. Whoa…awesome!!

Idiots.
- Mike OFWG January 30, 2012 At 23:22
  
  Isn’t it .0355 caliber?
  - Dorcil Brown January 31, 2012 At 01:03
    
    It’s .355″ for jacketed bullets. Cast usually runs .356″ – .357″ depending on alloy and the particular bore.
  - Greg in Allston January 31, 2012 At 07:20
    
    1 millimeter = 0.0393700787 inches
    
    x 0.9 = 0.035433″
cameron January 30, 2012 At 23:02

.9mm makes a .22lr look like a 9mm
- CarlosT January 31, 2012 At 16:43
  
  Actually, .9mm makes 22LR look like an artillery shell.
Don January 30, 2012 At 23:23

I concealed carry a .9mm mechanical pencil most every day.

-D
- Dubya Bee January 31, 2012 At 00:12
  
  I find the .5mm produces a much more satisfactory muzzle velocity.
  - John January 31, 2012 At 07:50
    
    .7 is where it’s at!
    - NR January 31, 2012 At 11:55
      
      I used to carry a .7mm until I switched to an all-steel (except for the iridium tip) fountain pen. It’s the 1911 of writing implements.
      - IdahoPete January 31, 2012 At 14:11
        
        Isn’t that all-steel fountain pen an ARMOR PIERCING COP-KILLER fountain pen? OMG!!!
    - Don January 31, 2012 At 12:06
      
      This has been my favorite TTAG commenting experience yet!
      - NR January 31, 2012 At 12:13
        
        I find that a carrying a pen that will leak all over the place if the cap comes off is not unlike carrying a race gun with a hair trigger in condition one.
Ropingdown January 30, 2012 At 23:24

They don’t even know that if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. And we expect them to know anything about calibers? That stuff is for their ex-Delta bodyguards to figure out. In NYC what they know is money, yours, and how to get their hands on it. Oh, and art. That’s where they invest your money once it becomes their money. Anybody in NYC that doesn’t understand how to get some of yo’ money is broke, drives a truck, and writes poetry.
- thatoneguy January 31, 2012 At 20:37
  
  I think they all headed over to occupy something…
BLAMMO January 30, 2012 At 23:28

Maybe it’s just me but I’ve become immune to the hilarity of nonsensical inaccuracies about guns that appear in most newspaper articles. And it holds true for virtually all subject matter. These people are experts in nothing.
- MadDawg J January 31, 2012 At 12:38
  
  I have noticed that my local press thinks all guns fall under one of three categories; “Semi-Automatic Handguns” (anything handheld, including revolvers), “shotguns” (atleast they get those right) and “Automatic Assualt Weapons” (anything larger than a handgun). I guess they have Wikipedia and Google blocked at the office.
  - Tom January 31, 2012 At 18:02
    
    You are not alone.
Matt Gregg January 30, 2012 At 23:43

Stupid reporters, it would be so much easier for them if they would just remember to consult this chart…
http://www.firearmstruth.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Guide-to-Firearms1.jpg
- Dorcil Brown January 31, 2012 At 01:24
  
  The same reporters needs to do the same when they call a dog a pit. There’s the American Pit Bull Terrier then there’s these 24,http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.htmlMy main point being the media is beyond sloppy, and I would say intentionally deceitful, when it comes to hot button issues. I own guns and own an APBT and call tell you that the parallels between the media’s demonization of pits and guns is the same. If it seems even remotely close the media calls it good.
  - Chaz January 31, 2012 At 12:29
    
    Find the Pit Bull
    - Dorcil Brown January 31, 2012 At 14:48
      
      Thanks!
ST January 30, 2012 At 23:52

Is it any wonder that Jeff Cooper hated the .9mm cartridge?
Dorcil Brown January 31, 2012 At 01:09

These ignorant mistakes happen sooo often. It would seem that in the interest of accurate journalism these so-called reporters would take the time to get the facts straight but I guess in the rush to make a salacious article facts aren’t that important. Especially when the target audience won’t know the difference anyway. Textbook case of the blind leading the blind.
Ralph January 31, 2012 At 15:42

The writer has a .125 IQ.
junyo January 31, 2012 At 20:46

Completely off topic, his dad’s a better MC.
slacker February 13, 2012 At 11:29

A new story – with another .9mm! http://www.wcax.com/story/16919806/police-nab-new-yorkers-in-rutland-drug-bust