Supreme Court rejects challenge to New York gun law [View all]

Source: 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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April 7, 2025, 9:45 AM EDT
By Lawrence Hurley


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