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July 2, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, the United States Supreme Court vacated the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in a challenge to New York\u2019s mistakenly named \u201cConcealed Carry Improvement Act,\u201d which was brought by Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
GOA and GOF\u00a0filed\u00a0a\u00a0petition for\u00a0certiorari<\/a>\u00a0in February of this year, after the Second Circuit Court failed to properly apply Supreme Court precedent established in\u00a0New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen<\/em>\u00a0and provide relief from the statute’s many unconstitutional provisions, including New York\u2019s \u201cgood moral character\u201d requirement to receive a concealed carry permit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n GOA quickly challenged the hastily passed statute, which was insubordinately passed by Governor Kathy Hochul and the General Assembly in Albany immediately following the\u00a0Bruen\u00a0<\/em>decision in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Frustratingly, the new statute is more onerous and restrictive than the one held unconstitutional in the\u00a0Bruen<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>decision. GOA had previously secured a preliminary\u00a0injunction<\/a>\u00a0in federal district court blocking several portions of the law, but it was largely undone by the Second Circuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The law\u2019s provisions that were still in effect required applicants for a concealed carry license to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Erich Pratt, GOA\u2019s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cNew York\u2019s anti-gun politicians were quick to double down after the Bruen decision, but today they\u2019ve been smacked down again. With the High Court making clear the Second Circuit got it wrong and by remanding the case back to the lower court, the High Court is forcing New York\u2019s politicians to eat a huge plate of humble pie. We look forward to continuing the fight for New Yorkers\u2019 right to carry \u2013 without government pre-requisites.\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
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