Federal Judge Blocks New York’s Gun Ban On Mass Transit

judge has temporarily blocked New York’s newly enacted ban on carrying guns in "sensitive places" including New York City's sub

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York’s newly enacted ban on carrying guns in “sensitive places” including New York City’s subways and buses, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby of Syracuse issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday that will prohibit much of the state’s new concealed carry laws from being enforced as the lawsuit challenging the measures begins its journey through the court system.

The order, however, will not take effect for three days, giving Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration time to seek an emergency appeal that could block it from taking effect.

The state’s wide-ranging new gun control bill, which Hochul signed earlier this year, came in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June that threw out a New York state law that required someone to have “proper cause” — such as a specific need for self-defense — in order to get a permit to carry a concealed firearm.

But Suddaby’s ruling found the state likely went too far by banning guns on public transit and at popular tourist sites including Times Square, theaters, sports arenas and other event venues.

His temporary restraining order would block those portions of the law, while maintaining the ban on guns in polling places, educational settings, nursery schools, places of worship, and buildings used for government administration and public assemblies.
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— Reporting by Jon Campbell

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