A key part of a newly-passed gun law in New York got its first challenge on Monday as more Republicans are expected to join similar legal efforts.
Carl Paladino, a Republican, filed a lawsuit challenging Section 5 of the gun law in the federal court in Buffalo.
The challenged section bans concealed carry licensees from bringing their concealed weapons into private businesses unless the owners put up signs saying guns are welcome. People who bring guns into places without such signs could be prosecuted on felony charges.
Section 5 will turn the Second Amendment’s guaranteed right to self-defense into a right New Yorkers may only exercise after receiving permission from strangers, the lawsuit claims….