Supreme Court rejects challenge to New York gun law

[Eugene]

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


Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-new-york-gun-law-rcna199373

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

1. Where is schools on that list?

Or have we given up on that?

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.

[Eugene]

2. CNN's reporting includes schools in their list of examples.

The Supreme Court declined Monday to decide whether a New York law that requires residents to have “good moral character” to carry a handgun is constitutional, leaving in place most of the state’s ban on carrying weapons in “sensitive places,” such as schools, parks and theaters.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/07/politics/new-york-moral-character-gun-law-supreme-court/index.html

In general, concealed carry in places where large numbers of people congregate.

[wolfie001]

3. Ha ha gun humpers!

[Princess Turandot]

4. From Reuters, re: protected locations..

From Reuters (bolding by me):

"The law also made it a crime to carry a firearm in various "sensitive" locations, including government buildings, schools, healthcare facilities, theaters, bars, polling places and Manhattan's Times Square.

The six plaintiffs sued in federal court challenging various aspects of the 2022 law.
U.S. Judge Glenn Suddaby in Syracuse, New York, blocked much of the law in 2022. The Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals largely reversed Suddaby's decision in 2024."
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One of the things the plaintiffs also asked for was for SCOTUS to rule that federal
courts arguments be limited to historical sources in 1791 (2nd amendment) and not later.

Note: The original judge was appointed to the federal bench in 2007 by Bush 43. Interestingly, he opted for 'senior status' in 2024, which resulted in Joe B. getting another federal seat to fill.