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Court temporarily allows part of New Jersey's handgun carry law to remain in effect
A federal appeals court has temporarily agreed to keep part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law in effect as court proceedings play out. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted the state attorney general’s request to keep part of the law that bars people from carrying handguns in “sensitive places” in effect. It also denied Attorney General Matt Platkin’s request in...
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Gunman Kills 5 at Gay NightClub, Subdued by Patrons in Colorado
There have been 523 mass killings since 2006 resulting in 2,727 deaths as of Nov. 19
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Appeals Court Grants Stay in Challenge to New York Gun Law
A federal appeals court Tuesday issued a temporary stay on a lower court judge’s order that pared back enforcement of New York’s new gun law. The stay from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes eight days after U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby declared multiple portions of the law unconstitutional, including rules that restrict carrying firearms in public...
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Judge Extends Hold on NY's Gun Ban in Houses of Worship
A federal judge blocked a provision of New York’s new gun law that bans carrying firearms in houses of worship from taking effect in parts of the state. U.S. District Judge John Sinatra Jr. sided with two Buffalo-area clerics and gun rights organizations who had sued and sought a hold on enforcement of the law until the judge decides the...
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New York's Gun Law Gets Reprieve From Federal Appeals Court
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed New York to continue enforcing its new gun law as it considers a lower court ruling that would block key provisions.
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NYC Mayor Signs Bill Banning Guns in Times Square
News 4’s Gus Rosendale explains where things stand on banning guns in Times Sqaure.
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Judge Rules Key Parts of NY Gun Law Unconstitutional
A federal judge picked apart New York’s latest attempt to control who can carry a handgun concealed in public. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal explains what comes next.
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Federal Judge Rules Key Parts of New NY Gun Law — Like Times Square Ban — Unconstitutional
A federal judge halted key provisions Thursday of New York’s latest attempt to restrict who can carry a handgun in public and where firearms can be brought, saying multiple parts of a law the state passed this year are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby focused on multiple parts of the law, saying licensing requirements — like a rule requiring applicants...
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Judge Hears Arguments Challenging New York's New Gun Law
A lawyer challenging provisions of New York’s new gun law argued that the state restricts people from carrying weapons in too many places, telling a federal judge the rules affect not only people on busy Manhattan streets but an upstate pastor on his church’s property