New York lawmakers voted to pass new gun laws on Friday that ban weapons from a long list of \u0022sensitive places,\u0022 including Times Square.
The law, passed in an emergency legislative session, was forced by a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that struck down New York’s restrictive gun-license laws. The court’s conservative majority ruled for the first time that the U.S. Constitution grants an individual the right to carry weapons in public for self-defence.
The court ruled that New York’s former license regime, which dates from 1911, gave too much discretion to officials to deny a permit. The court’s ruling allowed that people could be banned from carrying weapons in certain “sensitive places” but warned lawmakers against applying the label too broadly.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamThe court also made it easier for pro-gun groups to have a regulation overturned.
“Now, it’s going to be easier to get a concealed-carry” license, said Mike Lawler, a Republican member of the Assembly, during the debate. “But you’re not going to be able to carry it anywhere.”‘FLAGRANT VIOLATION’ The court ruled in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that New York licensing officials had too much subjective discretion over who could enjoy what it said was a constitutional right. Applicants were denied a concealed-carry permit if they could not convince an official they had “proper cause,” or some kind of special reason, for carrying a handgun for self-defence.
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