Judge Bans New York Concealed Carry Rule

New York lawmakers took another hit this week after a new law was considered unconstitutional.

Lawmakers had passed a law that made it illegal to carry a legally concealed weapon in public access locations unless ownership-requested weapons were not permitted.

Last week, a federal judge ruled the law unconstitutional, dealing Democrats a rather significant blow.

No Guns

I can fully understand businesses such as restaurants and bars not wanting guns on property.

Nothing good can happen when tempers flare, people are drunk, and guns are present.

But for businesses like grocery stores and shops, do these business owners really expect the bad guys to respect their sign?

That aside, now, the only way people would be forbidden from carrying a legal concealed carry weapon is if the business prohibits it.

US District Judge John Sinatra Jr. has declared the law to be unconstitutional.

This is a crushing blow to Governor Hochul, who backed the legislation, as well as the Democrat-dominated state legislature that passed it in the first place.

Judge Sinatra stated, "Regulation in this area is permissible only if the government demonstrates that the new enactment is consistent with the nation's historical tradition of sufficiently analogous regulations.

"New York fails that test here. Indeed, property owners have the right to exclude. But the state may not unilaterally exercise that right and, thereby, interfere with the long-established Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens who seek to carry for self-defense on private property open to the public."

Alan Gottlieb, the founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation, added, "We are delighted with Judge Sinatra's ruling.

"Once again, Empire State anti-gunners have been held in check by a judge who understands the Second Amendment is not a second-class right.

“The State tried to perpetuate its virtual ban on legal carry by prohibiting firearms on all private property open to the public for whatever reason, and the judge correctly said this restriction does not pass constitutional muster."

I am sure there is a sigh of relief for concealed carry holders in New York.

These days, I carry my weapon wherever I am going unless I am drinking, and even then, I have a Navy veteran friend with me who does not drink who carries.

Public events are like a shooting gallery for the loony tunes, which is why I no longer go to public festivals or events like the State Fair, where firearms are banned. I will pass on being a sitting duck, thank you very much.