In People v. (Lance) Rodriguez, the New York Court of Appeals overturned a gun conviction, suppressed the loaded weapon and held New York City police violated both the federal and state constitutions when they stopped a bicyclist. The court held that police stops of bicyclists will be treated in the same manner as a stop […]
Category Archives: Gun Laws
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Sep
Sep
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location pursuant to New York Penal Law § 265.01-e when he or she possesses a firearm, rifle or shotgun in or upon a sensitive location, and such person knows or reasonably should know such location is a sensitive location. […]
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Sep
Sep
New York’s strengthened New York’s gun laws enacted following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen to strike down the state’s century-old pistol permitting process are effective September 1, 2022. The laws contain strengthened background checks and firearm safety and live-fire training for individuals seeking to obtain concealed […]
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Jun
Jun
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a landmark legislative package on June 6, 2022 to immediately strengthen New York’s gun laws; close critical loopholes exposed by shooters in Rochester and Uvalde and protect New Yorkers from the scourge of gun violence. Raising the Age to Purchase Semiautomatic Rifles S.9458/A.10503 requires individuals to obtain a license prior to purchasing […]
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Jun
Jun
The Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court, Second Department reversed a gun conviction and dismissed the accusatory instrument because of insufficient evidence and an involuntary guilty plea. Defendant David Flores was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and third-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument in Southeast Town Court (Putnam County). […]
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Jun
Jun
In the wake of recent mass shootings in a Rochester, New York supermarket, and at an Uvalde, Texas elementary school, American Bar Association President Reginald Turner urged Congress “to take swift, evidence-informed action to dramatically reduce the threat and devastating impacts of gun violence.” He sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Sen. John […]
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Jun
Jun
On June 1, 2022 (the first day of Gun Violence Awareness Month) New York Attorney General Letitia James (“NYAG”) took action to crack down on firearms sellers who illegally selling and advertising gun parts that are used to create homemade, untraceable firearms, known as ghost guns. An investigation by the NYAG found that 28 firearms […]
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May
May
New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement in response to a federal court dismissing a lawsuit from a group of gun manufacturers and sellers challenging a New York law that grants the attorney general the ability to hold gun manufacturers and sellers responsible for gun violence: “As we mourn the deaths of 19 innocent […]