On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) declined to hear a challenge to New York’s concealed carry restrictions.
The restrictions are contained in the Empire State’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act, and were adopted after Bruen (2022) eliminated a key New York gun control.
One of the restrictions is a “sensitive” places designation that creates gun-free zones — barring even licensed concealed carry for self-defense — in certain areas of New York City.
NBC News noted that SCOTUS’s decision to decline the challenge means “a ban on concealed firearms in ‘sensitive locations,’ such as health care facilities, churches, parks, entertainment venues and other places where people gather, remains in effect.” It also means “a provision that requires gun owners to show ‘good moral character’ to obtain concealed carry licenses” remains in effect as well.
On March 26, Breitbart News reported SCOTUS upheld Biden-era ATF regulations on “ghost guns.”
Breitbart News reported that the case, Garland v. VanDerStok, focused on ATF Final Rule 2021-05F. A central part of this rule was redefining what the word “firearm” means, to designate “partially completed pistol frames” and other gun parts as “firearms.”
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