NYC Councilman Shot and Killed By Political Rival

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What's that line the pro-gunners always use about how we don't have to fear people with concealed weapons? - Wayne

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Gunman, accompanied by victim, bypassed metal detector

NEW YORK (CNN) -- In a crime that sent shock waves across New York City, a political rival of City Councilman James E. Davis opened fire in the chamber's balcony, killing Davis just minutes after the two had entered City Hall together, authorities said.

The gunman, Othniel Askew, 31, was shot and killed by a plainclothes officer who was on the council speaker's security detail.

"It's a very sad day for New York," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters. "It is a great tragedy."

Bloomberg said Davis -- a 41-year-old former police officer known as a crusader against urban violence -- and Askew had entered through the west entrance at 1:44 p.m. EDT.

The two did not pass through a metal detector, which is not unusual for elected officials, apparently allowing Askew to slip his silver .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun into the council chamber undetected, along with an extra four bullets in his socks.

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