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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n
September 21, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 Yesterday, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF)\u00a0re-filed a federal lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0in the Northern District of New York over the poorly named\u00a0Concealed Carry Improvement Act<\/em>,\u00a0which took effect September 1st.\u00a0 Several additional plaintiffs who are willing to break the law or are currently in violation have joined the lawsuit, which was originally 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 requires concealed carry permit applicants to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ironically, several New York leaders offered comments claiming this law was fully in line with the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent, despite Judge Glenn Suddaby\u2019s clear indications that this law was patently unconstitutional\u2014statements which the judge offered in his opinion that denied GOA\u2019s request for a preliminary injunction on standing grounds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Erich Pratt, GOA\u2019s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWhile we respectfully disagreed with Judge Suddaby on the question of standing in our previous request, we are excited to re-file this lawsuit and hope that the judge will quickly enjoin this egregious law that leaves New Yorkers at a complete disadvantage to the growing criminal element across New York City and the entire state.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sam Paredes, on behalf of the Board of Directors for the Gun Owners Foundation, added:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cBased on the statements of several New York leaders leading up to and after this law took effect three weeks ago, it seems clear that the anti-gunners in Albany will continue to restrict the rights of law-abiding New Yorkers until we the people stop them in Court. We look forward to fully dismantling this unconstitutional law.\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