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Judge blocks New York restrictions on guns on private property [View all]
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/23/new-york-gun-restrictions-private-propertyJudge blocks New York restrictions on guns on private property
John Sinatra strikes down key provision, in victory for gun owners challenging state law that went into effect in September
Reuters in New York
Wed 23 Nov 2022 12.22 EST
A federal judge has blocked the state of New York from restricting the carrying of guns on private property under a Democratic-backed law adopted in September.
A Tuesday ruling by John Sinatra, a US district judge in Buffalo, struck down a provision in the law that made it a felony for a licensed gun owner to possess a firearm on private property unless the property owner allowed it with a sign or express consent.
Sinatra, who was appointed under Donald Trump, found that the provision violated the second amendment right to “keep and bear arms”.
The ruling was the latest courtroom victory for gun owners challenging the New York law, the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, that as of 1 September made obtaining a firearms license more difficult and barred firearms from a long list of “sensitive” public and private places.
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John Sinatra strikes down key provision, in victory for gun owners challenging state law that went into effect in September
Reuters in New York
Wed 23 Nov 2022 12.22 EST
A federal judge has blocked the state of New York from restricting the carrying of guns on private property under a Democratic-backed law adopted in September.
A Tuesday ruling by John Sinatra, a US district judge in Buffalo, struck down a provision in the law that made it a felony for a licensed gun owner to possess a firearm on private property unless the property owner allowed it with a sign or express consent.
Sinatra, who was appointed under Donald Trump, found that the provision violated the second amendment right to “keep and bear arms”.
The ruling was the latest courtroom victory for gun owners challenging the New York law, the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, that as of 1 September made obtaining a firearms license more difficult and barred firearms from a long list of “sensitive” public and private places.
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