Tag: New York

New York Moves to Bolster Abortion Access, Strengthen ‘Affirmative Action’

The New York State legislature has passed an “equal rights” amendment to the state Constitution that would bolster protections for “affirmative action” programs and strengthen a woman’s right to abortion by treating denial of the procedure as an act of discrimination based on sex. The Equal Rights Amendment (S.8797B), which passed the state legislature on…


New York Limits Concealed Carry Guns After Supreme Court Ruling

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed legislation into law to limit the use of concealed carry guns in “sensitive locations” such as schools and places of worship in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Hochul called lawmakers to Albany for an extraordinary session of the state legislature this week to change…


New York Gov. Hochul Signs Law Limiting Concealed Carry Guns After Supreme Court Ruling

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed legislation into law to limit the use of concealed carry guns in “sensitive locations” such as schools and places of worship in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Hochul called lawmakers to Albany for an extraordinary session of the state legislature this week to change…


New York State Proposes Social Media Check for Gun Permit

The New York state legislature is proposing a bill that would force a gun permit applicant to reveal all of his or her social media posts in the past three years. Senate Bill S51001 passed the state Senate in a 43-20 vote on Friday and, if signed into law, would require gun applicants to provide…


New York State Proposes Social Media Checks for Gun Permit

The New York state legislature is proposing a bill that would force a gun permit applicant to reveal all of his or her social media posts in the past three years. Senate Bill S51001 passed the state Senate in a 43-20 vote on Friday and, if signed into law, would require gun applicants to provide…


Three Conservative Justices Dissent From Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Appeal on New York’s Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate

The Supreme Court refused on June 30 to take up an appeal by 16 health care workers who object on religious grounds to New York state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers. New York’s mandate offers medical exemptions but not religious exemptions. The petitioners, who served New York communities throughout the COVID–19 pandemic, object to all…


Pro-2nd Amendment Groups Ask Court to Block NYC’s ‘Proper Cause’ Concealed Carry Permit Rule

In light of the latest U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found New York state’s “proper cause” requirement for a concealed weapons permit to be unconstitutional, pro-Second Amendment groups are seeking to block a similar permit regulation in New York City, which they say “is just as bad if not worse.” The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF),…


Transgender Skateboarder on Defeating Young Girls in NYC Contest: ‘I Wasn’t Going to Go Easy on Them’

A 29-year-old male-born skateboarder who sparked a social media outrage after defeating young girls to claim the championship in a women’s skateboarding contest in New York City has boasted about the win, insisting on having no physical advantage over female competitors. Ricci Tres, from Los Angeles, on Jun. 25 took first place in the Boardr…


Young Mother Shot Dead While Pushing 3-Month-Old in Stroller in New York

A 20-year-old mother pushing her approximately 3-month-old in a baby stroller was shot dead at “very close range” in New York’s Upper East Side on Wednesday night, police say. The shooting occurred just before 8:30 p.m. on East 95th Street and Lexington Avenue, opposite building 164 East 96th Street, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said later…


Texas Governor Adding Truck Checkpoints After Human Smuggling Tragedy; NY Sues ‘Ghost Gun’ Distributers | NTD Daybreak

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is pressing President Joe Biden to build back Trump’s border wall. That’s shortly after the human smuggling tragedy this week. He also says more truck checkpoints will be set up on highways. New York pushes to stop the sale of “ghost guns.” City and state officials sue 10 distributors of untraceable…