A federal appeals court has struck down part of New York’s gun laws that ban firearms from certain “sensitive” locations, but is upholding another.
The Second Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling that New York can’t ban licensed gun owners from carrying firearms on private property open to the public, like stores or restaurants.
The judges found the state did not show the restriction is in line with national firearm regulation under a previous U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
What the court did uphold was the state ban on carrying firearms in public parks. There was enough precedent for judges to say it falls under New York’s “sensitive location” rule.
The lawsuit was brought by gun rights groups challenging the state’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act, which the New York Legislature passed in 2022 after the Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen.