Brady Once Again Applauds Second Circuit Decision to…

The decisions will help lawmakers and lower courts protect New Yorkers from gun violence in a post-Bruen landscape.

Washington, D.C., October 28, 2024 – For the second time, the Second Circuit has upheld the vast majority of New York’s sensitive places restrictions, as well as its licensing law, initially challenged under the Bruen decision and now re-examined in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent guidance on Second Amendment challenges in United States v. Rahimi.

Upholding New York’s sensitive place laws means that New Yorkers can be safe from firearms in places like Yankee Stadium, Times Square, the subway system, schools, and health care facilities. Brady supports sensitive places legislation and filed an amicus brief with the Second Circuit in support of these life-saving laws back in January of last year.

Chief Legal Officer of Brady, Douglas Letter, said:

The Second Circuit's decision affirms that many gun violence prevention laws remain constitutional after the Supreme Court's egregious Bruen decision. As with its first decision in this case, the Second Circuit’s opinion provides crucial guidance to lower courts in the Second Circuit evaluating such laws and should again confirm to state legislatures that they can lawfully protect their citizens with sensitive places laws. We hope lawmakers will be empowered by this decision and do all they can to enact more lifesaving laws.

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