Let me ask you guys. Who you REALY WANT people shooting air guns in NYC given the fact that once it's allowed it's pretty much open range? You're bllaming the government for taking what is without question a reasonable stand.. OK iF ?? you could get a sniper team organized under cover and in and out maybe but you know that's not going to happen.
Years ago Phila had a real problem with deer in Fairmont Park. I understood they had archery hunters going in and kill a bunch. Then they carried them out in body bags. Supposedly so no one knew . LOL. I've been told this and assume it was true. Similar problem in Gettysburg Park with deer eating shrubs. I don't know if or how that was ever solved. Deer and wildlife goes where its to their advantage.
They will probably come up with poison of some type of biological or high tech solution. Traps maybe.