In response to the Supreme Court decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen, Governor Hochul signed legislation to strengthen New York's gun laws and bolster restrictions on concealed carry weapons. FAQs New Restrictions Key Information card image Resources for Gun Owners ...
"Because the State of New York issues public-carry licenses only when an applicant demonstrates a special need for self-defense, we conclude that the state's licensing regime violates the Constitution," conservative Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the ruling. In a dissent, liberal Justice Stephen...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul poses for photographers with 11-month-old Terrence Trafton after signing a package of bills to strengthen gun laws in New York, U.S., June 6, 2022. /CFP New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday signed an order to confiscate guns from potent...
Washington —The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up alegal disputeover a New York gun law that could expand the scope of the Second Amendment, leaving the high court, now with an expanded conservative majority, poised to address the politically charged issue of gun rights. The Supreme ...
On the whole, Thomas' opinion is sweeping, tightening the standard court's use to evaluate state gun restrictions and potentially opening the floodgates to a wave of new legal challenges nationwide. "When the Second Amendment's plain text covers an individual's conduct, the Constitution p...
lower courts of widely accepted gun restrictions like those disarming convicted felons."History and tradition confirm common sense," she said in closing remarks. "Congress can disarm armed domestic abusers."The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 9, 2023.MANDEL NGAN/AFP...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down a century-old New York State law requiring gun owners to have probable cause in order to carry a concealed weapon. Elected officials in New York vowed to protect public safety and the local legislature passed the bill on Friday in an extraordinary...
By City & State April 8, 2024 Publisher's Section New York State Elected officials play a leading role in writing the laws that govern the lives of New Yorkers, but it’s not done in a vacuum. Behind the scenes, coalitions, trade associations and other stakeholder groups adv...
The case, the most significant on the Second Amendment in 14 years, puts into jeopardy New York State’s tight restrictions on carrying guns in public. Based on the direction of justices’ questions during oral arguments last fall, it appears likely that the conservative court will stri...
Asked about this week's arrests, Hochul told reporters that ICE agents had often arrested people in New York and that the state's approach had always been clear. "This is not a new dynamic," she said. She said she wanted ICE to remove "serious offenders" from Ne...