New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a motion on Monday asking a federal appeals court to keep a new gun-control law in the state intact while her office appeals a judge’s decision blocking part of the new law.
Chief Judge Glenn Suddaby of the U.S. District Court in Syracuse on Oct. 6 had issued a temporary injunction blocking key parts of New York’s new gun law, the Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA). The judge had determined that certain provisions of the new law violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
James is seeking to stay Suddaby’s decision pending a formal appeal to the ruling. In a statement Monday, she announced her office “filed a motion to keep the entire Concealed Carry Improvement Act in effect and continue to protect communities as the appeals process moves forward.” She added: “This common-sense gun control legislation is critical in our state’s effort to reduce gun violence. We will continue to fight for the safety of everyday New Yorkers.”…