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September 1, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Washington, D.C. \u2013 Late yesterday, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, Chief Judge\u00a0Glenn T. Suddaby\u00a0issued an opinion and order denying GOA\u2019s motion for a preliminary injunction against the State of New York\u2019s poorly named \u201cConcealed Carry Improvement Act.\u201d\u00a0 Although going into detail about how just about every aspect of the Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA) is unconstitutional, the judge concluded that none of the plaintiffs had standing to challenge any aspect of the law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
This bad news comes after Gun Owners of America (GOA) and its nonprofit legal arm, Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of the legislation\u00a0in July<\/a>. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a GOA member from Schenectady County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Among other alarming provisions flouting recent Supreme Court precedent, this law, which is in effect as of September 1, requires concealed carry permit applicants to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In spite of his dismissal of the case, thankfully, Judge Suddaby understood, took to heart, and applied the clear edict from the U.S. Supreme Court in June, when the High Court instituted a \u201ctext and history\u201d test for judges evaluating the constitutionality of restrictions on Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Shockingly, the anti-gunners defending the law in court\u00a0elected\u00a0to\u00a0cite\u00a0historical precedents such as the disarming of Catholics and Native Americans<\/a>\u00a0in the colonial era, as well as the slave codes of the antebellum South, to defend the legislation under the new \u201ctext and history\u201d test requirement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Erich Pratt, GOA\u2019s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cDespite the judge\u2019s dismissal of the complaint, his opinion contains a silver lining for New Yorkers and the nation, as the robust precedent laid out by the Supreme Court in June is clearly making headway.\u00a0 GOA looks forward to continuing the fight against clear violations of the Second Amendment, as we work to restore the rights of all Americans.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sam Paredes, on behalf of the Board of Directors for the Gun Owners Foundation, added:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThankfully, Judge Suddaby rejected the bigoted historical laws that New York cited as justification for this highly restrictive law. We look forward to continuing our efforts to fully dismantle this law and sending a second clear message to Albany: \u2018shall not be infringed.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n GOA spokesmen are available for interviews.\u00a0 Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over two million members and activists. For more information, visit\u00a0GOA\u2019s Press Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n