{"id":173464,"date":"2023-01-11T15:56:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T20:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=173464"},"modified":"2023-01-11T15:56:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:24:57","slug":"supreme-court-allows-new-yorks-draconian-gun-law-to-remain-in-effect-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/supreme-court-allows-new-yorks-draconian-gun-law-to-remain-in-effect-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Allows New York’s Draconian Gun Law to Remain In Effect — For Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Gov. Kathy Hochul, the architect of the Concealed Carry Improvement Act. (Photo: Hochul\/Twitter<\/a><\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On, off, on again.  That is the story, so far, with New York\u2019s ill-concealed “Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA).<\/a>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one may recall, the CCIA was enacted this past summer by Gov. Kathy Hochul and her fellow gun controllers in the state legislature after the Supreme Court struck down New York’s “may-issue” licensing scheme as part of the landmark Bruen<\/a><\/em> decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In that case, the high court affirmed that one’s right to keep and bear arms extends beyond one’s home into the public square. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, it found “may-issue” licensing schemes to be unconstitutional. That is to say, government officials cannot arbitrarily deny concealed-carry permits to law-abiding citizens on the grounds that they don’t have a sufficient “proper cause” to exercise this fundamental right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Irate with the SCOTUS ruling, Gov. Hochul responded by pushing out the draconian CCIA that required applicants for concealed carry permits to do all of the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n