Federal Judge Nixes NYC Gun Restriction in 2A Win

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From Bearing Arms blog

"...New York City resident named Joseph Srour had filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the city’s “good moral character” clause, which was invoked in denying him a premises permit for both handguns and long guns, despite the fact that he was legally eligible under federal law to purchase firearms.

U.S. District Judge John Cronan [appointed by Trump] agreed with Srour and his attorney Amy Bellatoni that the city’s “good moral character clause” is “inconsistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation” and struck down the rule in question, though he did stay his decision for a couple of days to give New York City time to appeal.

In his opinion, [Federal Judge] Cronan took city officials to task for the “broad and unrestrained discretionary standards” imposed on every applicant, which he found to be unconstitutional on their face."

 

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For those who prefer verbal explanation of judge's decision here is Tom Grieve's take on it. Tom is former prosecutor and now defense attorney. He has posted many 2A positive videos.

 

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Read more at Red State blog. No parades or celebrations are called for but a few lawful and responsible NY residents are getting their 2A back.

The new police data reviewed by The News shows the NYPD received 13,369 gun permit applications in 2023. That marked a significant jump from 2022, when the department received 7,407 applications, and 2021, when it took in 4,665, according to the data.

From Jan. 1 through March 3, the most recent span for which data is available, the department received 3,358 applications, making the total number of permit claims submitted since Jan. 1, 2023 at least 16,727. If the application clip through March 3 continues, the department will see roughly the same spiked number of permit claims in 2024 as it did in 2023.

The surge in concealed carry applications might seem encouraging at first glance, but given New York’s efforts to subvert the impact of the Bruen decision, it is not likely that many of these individuals will be granted a permit. Since the ruling, New York City has issued fewer permits and has slow-walked the application process.