While nearly thirty states have legalized the permitless carry of firearms, New York has doubled down on its draconian concealed carry rules. Six residents brought a case against the state’s gun laws all the way to the Supreme Court, but the court has turned down their appeal. Lawrence Hurley reports for NBC News:
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to recently enacted gun restrictions in New York, sidestepping a new case on the right to bear arms.
The law, which the court previously refused to put on hold, was enacted immediately after the justices expanded the right to carry a firearm outside the home in June 2022.
The decision leaves in place an October ruling by the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld key provisions while striking some down.
A ban on concealed firearms in “sensitive locations,” such as health care facilities, churches, parks, entertainment venues and other places where people gather, remains in effect. So does a provision that requires gun owners to show “good moral character” to obtain concealed carry licenses.
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