Good Morning, Brooklyn: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
‘CONCEALED CARRY’ LAW ESSENTIALLY BLOCKED, INCLUDING ‘GOOD CHARACTER’ REQUIREMENT: A large segment of New York’s concealed carry law has been blocked from enforcement as part of a legal challenge by members of Gun Owners of America, according to a Spectrum news report that broke Monday night. U.S. District Court Judge Glenn Suddaby not only blocked the power of officials to require people to submit social media data when applying for a concealed carry permit, and blocked a ban of concealed guns in public parks, but also removed the requirement that applicants prove they are of “good moral character.”
Judge Suddaby’s ruling, on the eve of Election Day, comes into conflict with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s endeavors to limit gun violence through new laws and to block illegal firearms trafficking into New York, in what she declares are measures to keep the citizens safe.
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