# Does Gotham City permit handguns?

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**Created:** [July 5, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gotham-city-permit-handguns/545573 "2010-07-05T02:04:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gotham-city-permit-handguns/545573/9 "2010-07-10T02:26:31Z")

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What with Gotham City being a thinly-concealed New York City On Steroids With A Side of Supervillainy, I suspect its gun laws are both very stringent and routinely violated.

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