If you’ve been keeping up with your firearms news, you probably learned over the weekend that Morgan Stanley chairman John Mack counts himself among the 37,000-plus people licensed to own up to 25 handguns in New York. And not just in his home in Westchester where he might need protection from the Chappaqua riffraff– Mack has permission to bring his gun into the city. Naturally, this revelation brings up a couple of questions.

First off, does he bring a gun with him every time he comes into NYC, or just for meetings he thinks might get particularly heated? Did he have a gun with him the time he told Tim Geithner to go fuck himself and if yes, how close was he to whipping it out?

Second, and more importantly, what kind of heat do we think Mack is packing? A six-shooter? A sawed-off shotgun? A FN Five-SeveN? A lipstick gun? And how about if- and we’re not saying he does but if- he’s also got some unlicensed weapons, what’s included in that collection? A musket? A Red Ryder BB Gun? And does his hand count as a weapon, as it well should?

Among New York’s Famous, Licenses To Be Armed [NYT]

Comments (59)

  1. Posted by Teller123 | February 22, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    He always carries a revolver (and a ski mask for some reason) when he does withdrawals at the BofA 41st/7th branch. He says they know him so there is no need to use a paper slip.

  2. Posted by Atilla the Gun | February 22, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Whatever it is he should place it in his mouth and blow his motherfucking brains out.

  3. Posted by Guest Waiting for Summer | February 22, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    He carries a kid-sized training rifle from the 1800s – he saw it on Pawn Stars and just had to have it.

  4. Posted by Jacob Moore | February 22, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    case of the tuesdays?

  5. Posted by FLQ | February 22, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    But the song about him says he carries a knife!!

    -Former Lehman Quant

  6. Posted by NakedShort | February 22, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    …and she said, “No, but that’s a really nice ski mask.”

  7. Posted by Pwned | February 22, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    A guy from Tulsa walks in with a billion dollar oil trading system that requires you to never take a loss. If this checks out, I’ve just got to have it!

    -Rick Harrison
    Pawn Stars
    Las vegas, NV

  8. Posted by Guest | February 22, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    Thinking…….

    I was considering these answers:
    ———————————————
    A Glock 27……………. .3135
    FN Five-SeveN ………. .3098
    A lipstick gun………… .2967
    A six-shooter………… .0321
    A sawed-off shotgun.. .0192
    A musket……………… .0187
    A Red Ryder BB Gun.. .0100

    -Watson

  9. Posted by Guest | February 22, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    Thinking…….

    I was considering these answers:
    ———————————————
    A Glock 27……………. .3135
    FN Five-SeveN ………. .3098
    A lipstick gun………… .2967
    A six-shooter………… .0321
    A sawed-off shotgun.. .0192
    A musket……………… .0187
    A Red Ryder BB Gun.. .0100

    -Watson

  10. Posted by Guest | February 22, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    Thinking…….

    I was considering these answers:
    ———————————————
    A Glock 27……………. .3135
    FN Five-SeveN ………. .3098
    A lipstick gun………… .2967
    A six-shooter………… .0321
    A sawed-off shotgun.. .0192
    A musket……………… .0187
    A Red Ryder BB Gun.. .0100

    -Watson

  11. Posted by GGGuest | February 22, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    JM: I know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I really want to complain about that bonus being “shitty” and leave, or do I want to shut my mouth and keep working like the little peon you are.

  12. Posted by GGGuest | February 22, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    JM: I know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I really want to complain about that bonus being “shitty” and leave, or do I want to shut my mouth and keep working like the little peon you are.

  13. Posted by GGGuest | February 22, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    JM: I know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I really want to complain about that bonus being “shitty” and leave, or do I want to shut my mouth and keep working like the little peon you are.

  14. Posted by South Florida H20 Trader | February 22, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    When I roll, I roll hard, bitches! Now suck on my super-soaker!

  15. Posted by South Florida H20 Trader | February 22, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    When I roll, I roll hard, bitches! Now suck on my super-soaker!

  16. Posted by South Florida H20 Trader | February 22, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    When I roll, I roll hard, bitches! Now suck on my super-soaker!

  17. Posted by South Florida H20 Trader | February 22, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    When I roll, I roll hard, bitches! Now suck on my super-soaker!

  18. Posted by Covey 01 | February 22, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    I saw him slumming one time in Harlem with a zip gun and a Zorro mask. No one took him seriously.

  19. Posted by Guest | February 22, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    His thumb and his index finger protruding through the faux leather of his Members Only jacket

  20. Posted by :( | February 22, 2011 at 3:43 PM
  21. Posted by Anonymous | February 22, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    RCP90

    -Valentin

  22. Posted by Savage Manatee | February 22, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    What a pussy.

    /Somalian Offshore Equities Trader

  23. Posted by PasteSpecialFormats | February 22, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    Guns, John? I gave you that nickname for a reason.

    -John Locke

  24. Posted by PasteSpecialFormats | February 22, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    Most Deadly (comment ever)

  25. Posted by PasteSpecialFormats | February 22, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Most Deadly (comment ever)

  26. Posted by Guest | February 22, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    He prolly needs to feel prepared in case of a fight with James Gorman, who’s been known to bring a boomerang and large bowie knife to meetings with him.

  27. Posted by Guest | February 22, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    He prolly needs to feel prepared in case of a fight with James Gorman, who’s been known to bring a boomerang and large bowie knife to meetings with him.

  28. Posted by Richard Cripples | February 22, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    I heard this buttoned-down, oxford cloth psycho comes to work every day with an ArmaLite AR-10 carbine gas-powered semi-automatic weapon. He’s dangerous.

  29. Posted by GA Banker | February 22, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    You’d have to carry a gun too if you had a habit of making up nicknames and worked in the same office as James Gorman.

  30. Posted by Trevelyan | February 22, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Grenade Launchers in the Temple

  31. Posted by Trevelyan | February 22, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Grenade Launchers in the Temple

  32. Posted by Anonymous | February 22, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    “We call this little guy the ‘Fecalizer.’ The target takes one look at it and immediately shits him- or herself”

  33. Posted by Sos | February 22, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    After hearing “bankster” one too many times he picked up a Thompson M1928A1 (full auto and with 50 round drum, of course).

  34. Posted by Just Guessing | February 22, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    Taurus Mini-Cougar firing SxW .40Cals with an 11 clip, Police modified to remove safety.

  35. Posted by Charles Gasparino | February 22, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    I just show up in my trademark sleeveless suit;

    “I’m Charlie G, and I get respect, your cash and your jewelry is what I expect!”

  36. Posted by Charles Gasparino | February 22, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    I just show up in my trademark sleeveless suit;

    “I’m Charlie G, and I get respect, your cash and your jewelry is what I expect!”

  37. Posted by Anonymous | February 22, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    I thought guns were banned in that Liberal Hippie Land called New York

  38. Posted by Anonymous | February 22, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    I thought guns were banned in that Liberal Hippie Land called New York

  39. Posted by Anonymous | February 22, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    I thought guns were banned in that Liberal Hippie Land called New York

  40. Posted by Anonymous | February 22, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    I thought guns were banned in that Liberal Hippie Land called New York

  41. Posted by MackTheGun | February 22, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    You gotta carry firearms when you around Jimmy “The Big Jimbo” Gorman all day long with that silly broken “English” accent!

  42. Posted by Embarassed MS board member | February 22, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    Never bring Mac the Knife to a gun fight…

  43. Posted by oddjob | February 22, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Prox Mines in the Complex

  44. Posted by Guest | February 22, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    Considering the ceo’s dark and moody temper, the mack man needs adequate firepower for a bit of self protection. That’s all.

  45. Posted by Guest | February 22, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    Considering the ceo’s dark and moody temper, the mack man needs adequate firepower for a bit of self protection. That’s all.

  46. Posted by Guest | February 22, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    Considering the ceo’s dark and moody temper, the mack man needs adequate firepower for a bit of self protection. That’s all.

  47. Posted by James "Fixed Income" Bond | February 22, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    Take it easy, hoss.

  48. Posted by Single Action | February 22, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Kimber Carry Pro in .45. b/c a 9mm is for pansies and women.

  49. Posted by Single Action | February 22, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Kimber Carry Pro in .45. b/c a 9mm is for pansies and women.

  50. Posted by Luck Pusher | February 22, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    You mean Jimmy G.?

    -unarmed guy cowering behind his desk

  51. Posted by Luck Pusher | February 22, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    You mean Jimmy G.?

    -unarmed guy cowering behind his desk

  52. Posted by Anonymous | February 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Winchester Model 97 Trench Gun– w bayonet.

  53. Posted by modernb | February 22, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    So did Plaxico’s thigh.

  54. Posted by Brian1284 | February 22, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Super Scope – Super NES

  55. Posted by Samedi | February 22, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Remotes in the Facility

  56. Posted by Samedi | February 22, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Remotes in the Facility

  57. Posted by John Mack | February 22, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Hey! I need to make up for certain “short”falls in my life….and I’m not talking about my little insider trading cover up either! If you see where I’m going here (winkie winkie!).

  58. Posted by pest | February 23, 2011 at 2:41 AM

    rubbers in the boardroom….

    -bend over

  59. Posted by Chuck | February 23, 2011 at 6:46 PM

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