A three-judge panel temporarily halted a lower court’s ruling blocking a section of the law, the third such stay the panel has issued this month. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Firearms”
New York’s Gun Law, Already in Jeopardy, Is Dealt Another Blow
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
A judge temporarily blocked a ban on carrying firearms in houses of worship that was included in a state law passed after the Supreme Court struck down century-old restrictions. Source: New York Times
Why New Jersey Is Weighing a New Bill to Curb Guns
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2022
Since the Supreme Court overturned stringent gun laws in several states, 300,000 residents of New Jersey have applied for permits to carry guns in public. Source: New York Times
Hoping to Carry a Gun in New Jersey? You Might Need Insurance First
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2022
Legislative leaders are promoting some of the strictest firearms rules in the country, a response to the Supreme Court ruling that overturned a New York law barring most people from carrying guns in public. Source: New York Times
Another Challenge to New York’s Gun Law: Sheriffs Who Won’t Enforce It
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2022
Some say the measure, which was passed after a Supreme Court opinion, ignores common sense, the Second Amendment and the way people live outside big cities. Source: New York Times
Federal Judge Blocks N.Y. Gun Law, Finding Much of It Unconstitutional
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
The order, issued by Judge Glenn T. Suddaby, found that the state’s new restrictions on carrying guns in public trampled on the rights of New Yorkers. Source: New York Times
Gun-Related Suicides and Killings Continued to Rise in 2021, C.D.C. Reports
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
The increases in homicides were particularly stark among Black and Hispanic men, while suicides involving firearms rose among all adults. Source: New York Times
Re-enactors Worry About Bringing Their Muskets to ‘Wars’
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2022
A new state law banning guns in certain public places concerns those who like to commemorate famous battles of the past. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Detective Investigated After Knocking Woman to the Ground
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams said the detective showed “great restraint” during a fractious arrest of the woman’s boyfriend, but activists called for the officer to be disciplined. Source: New York Times
Where Exactly Is Times Square? It’s Complicated.
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2022
In an effort to regulate guns, the city drew a new map of its famed district. Some New Yorkers beg to differ. Source: New York Times
As New York’s Gun Law Goes Into Effect, Demand for Permits Spikes
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
Those who want to carry concealed weapons will have to undertake 16 hours of classroom training and provide character references. Source: New York Times
Employee Kept Arsenal, Including Assault Rifle, at Hospital, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2022
A police dog led investigators to the cache after a bomb threat was called into the hospital last month, the police said. Source: New York Times
Man With Loaded Assault Rifle Arrested Outside Iranian Writer’s Home
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2022
Masih Alinejad, a journalist who lives in Brooklyn, was the target of an international kidnapping plot last year, according to a federal indictment and the writer. Source: New York Times
13 Guns Used in Harlem Shootout, Police Say, Underscoring Deadly Threat
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2022
The tally shows how ubiquitous firearms, many illegal, are in New York, with more legal ones anticipated after a recent Supreme Court ruling. Source: New York Times
New York Fights Back on Guns and Abortion After Supreme Court Rulings
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2022
Lawmakers passed measures that would prohibit concealed weapons in a number of public places. It is also poised to move forward on a bill to protect abortion rights. Source: New York Times