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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n
August 9, 2024<\/p>\n
Washington, D.C. \u2014 Yesterday, the New York City Police Department adopted an\u00a0emergency rule<\/a>\u00a0which will allow non-residents to apply for concealed carry permits. This follows a\u00a0lawsuit filed<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Gun Owners of America<\/a>\u00a0(GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) in February of this year on behalf of several non-residents (including Newsmax TV Host Carl Higbie) who have been wholly unable to secure any type of carry permit in New York, leaving them defenseless.<\/p>\n Erich Pratt, GOA\u2019s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThis is great news for the untold millions of Americans who either work or visit New York every year. It\u2019s critical that everyone can exercise their inherent right to self-defense, but until now, anti-gunners in New York denied most Americans that basic right. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe will continue to monitor local cases to ensure that NYPD indeed grants these permits to applicants in a timely and non-onerous manner. Otherwise, we will gladly file another lawsuit directed specifically at Mayor Adams and the NYPD.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Background:\u00a0<\/strong>Under current New York law, only New York residents, or those who primarily work in New York, may apply for and obtain permits to carry concealed weapons, and the state does not grant any form of reciprocity for individuals who hold a similar permit from another state.<\/p>\n As a result, those who hold out of state driver\u2019s licenses may drive in New York, but the exercising of one\u2019s constitutional right to bear arms in New York State is wholly inaccessibly to the 94% of Americans who are not New York State residents. New York is one of a very few states where nonresidents are not allowed to exercise their Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms.<\/p>\n GOA spokesmen are available for interviews. \u00a0Gun 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 GOA\u2019s\u00a0Press Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n -GOA-<\/p>\n