Federal Judge Blocks Order Preventing Gun Owners from Carrying on Private Property in NY
A U.S. district judge has blocked a New York gun law prohibiting individuals from carrying guns on private property.
The former New York law, signed into effect by Governor Kathy Hochul, made it a felony for gun owners to carry on private property without signed or expressed consent from the property owner, even if the gun owner had a license to carry.
According to Reuters,
“The ruling marked the latest courtroom victory for gun owners challenging New York’s law, called the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, that as of Sept. 1 made obtaining a firearms license more difficult and barred firearms from a long list of ‘sensitive’ public and private places. A federal appeals court has put on hold rulings by another judge that blocked major parts of the law including bars on people from carrying concealed guns in certain ‘sensitive locations.'”
Reuters
District Judge John Sinatra, who was appointed by President Trump, ruled that the law violated the second amendment. Sinatra concluded that while property owners have the right to exclude those carrying guns from their property, the state does not have the right to impose such order.
The recently struck down law was signed after the Supreme Court ruling of the case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen. The 6-3 ruling overturned a controversial gun law in New York that required citizens to provide an eligible reason to obtain and carry a firearm. Since the landmark ruling, New York has continually attempted to pass legislation limiting firearm carrying in public. But these efforts are being thwarted by federal judges due to the unconstitutionality of the laws.
