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The Latest Developments with NYS Concealed Carry Rules
New York Gun Legislation and Its Impact on Employers
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Stealth Lawyer: Ruchi Bhowmik, Deputy Cabinet Secretary
Weekly Brief: Courthouse Violence on the Rise
Just How Far Can Gun Control Go Under the Second Amendment?
Newtown Shootings Could Give Rise to More Litigation, Says Pinsky
In Nguyen v. Bonta, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the constitutionality of California’s “one-gun-a-month” law, which prohibits purchasing more than one firearm within a 30-day period. The Court affirmed the...more
Georgia state court grants summary judgment dismissing defamation claim targeting ChatGPT output accusing radio host of embezzlement, in light of disclaimers notifying users that ChatGPT sometimes generates inaccurate...more
A recently issued decision by the Eleventh Circuit may open the door for additional direction from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the scope of the Second Amendment. In National Rifle Association v. Bondi, the Eleventh...more
In April 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit decided Capen v. Campbell, a case arising from a challenge to Massachusetts’ ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. The court affirmed a district...more
In April, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in Antonyuk v. James, a case challenging many of the restrictions imposed by New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA). As a result, the Second Circuit’s...more
Introduction A divided Ninth Circuit panel ruled that Hawaii cannot enforce laws that (1) allow acquisition of a handgun only within 30 days of obtaining the necessary permit and (2) require physical inspection of a firearm...more
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court affirmed the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to regulate weapon parts kits and unfinished frames or receivers as “firearms” under the Gun...more
In November 2023 we discussed the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to strike down a Biden-era firearm regulation concerning “ghost guns,” concluding that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)...more
On Friday, February 7, President Trump issued a first-of-its-kind Executive Order prioritizing the Second Amendment as “an indispensable safeguard of security and liberty.” The order is the first step in what could be a broad...more
On January 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a landmark opinion in Reese v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), holding that 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(b)(1) and (c)(1), which...more
On December 8, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided Antonyuk v. Chiumento, a case which challenged many provisions of New York’s law regulating the public carrying of firearms, the...more
In April 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives finalized a rule designed to address so-called “Ghost Guns” or “Personally Manufactured Firearms” (PMFs). PMFs are unfinished firearm parts, frequently...more
Effective July 1, 2023, the Florida statutes were revised to allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit. However, permits are still available for those interested, and qualified persons may obtain them from the...more
On May 11, a federal court in Richmond, Virginia ruled that 18 year old’s have a right to own firearms regardless of state and federal laws limiting that right because the right to possess firearms is guaranteed by the 2nd...more
This is the seventh part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: crypto enforcement. 2023 promises historic change for the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General...more
On June 23, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued an historic ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that invalidated a century-old provision of New York’s concealed carry law requiring an...more
On June 23, 2022, the United States Supreme Court came out with guns blazing in its first Second Amendment decision in nearly fifteen years. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, the Court struck down a New York...more
In 2022, gun laws remain top of mind for many Americans, but particularly employers. The Supreme Court ended its 2022 term with a series of bombshell opinions, and one opinion in particular may indirectly impact gun rights in...more
On June 23, 2022, in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, the U.S. Supreme Court held that New York’s requirements for obtaining permits for the concealed carry of a firearm were unconstitutional in a...more
New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen, No. 20-843: This case involves a constitutional challenge to a New York handgun-licensing law. New York makes it a crime to possess a firearm without a license. ...more
In an earlier blog post, we discussed how the Commonwealth Court found that a Stroud Township ordinance prohibiting the unauthorized discharge of firearms in the Township did not pass constitutional muster. The Township only...more
Experts fear the country is veering dangerously into a widespread acceptance of mass death as just a regular part of life - not only by moving on with little more than faint acknowledgement of more than 1 million coronavirus...more
On August 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit weighed in on the uncharted boundaries of rights afforded under the Second Amendment, namely whether restrictions on where citizens can purchase or practice...more
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign the Firearm Carry Act of 2021 (House Bill 1927) into law. Texas will join several other states that have enacted or plan to enact similar permitless, “constitutional carry”...more
On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., v. City of New York in a per curiam decision, holding that a claim for declaratory and injunctive relief against New York...more