A new law making huge sections of New York State “gun-free” takes effect Sept. 1, after the state’s Legislature doubled-down on gun control policies following the Supreme Court expanding Second Amendment rights two months ago.
The sweeping New York law, called the Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA), is already under challenge in the courts by civil rights groups. Supporters say the law is a much-needed public safety measure in an age of violent crime, but the New York State Sheriffs’ Association has denounced the law as a “thoughtless, reactionary action.”
On June 23, the Supreme Court recognized for the first time a constitutional right to carry firearms in public for self-defense in the case of New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. The court struck down part of New York’s tough concealed carry gun permitting system because it only grants public-carry licenses “when an applicant demonstrates a special need for self-defense.”…