“We will work together to mitigate the risks this decision will create once it is implemented,' Mayor Adams said following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down New York's handgun law. Read more:
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a meeting of The Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns.New York’s elected leaders lined up to decry Thursday’supending a key element of the state’s gun control laws — and vowed to rework state laws to ensure central restrictions remain intact.
Hochul said she’d work with legislative leaders to craft a bill that would focus on restricting guns in "sensitive locations," and to change the process to get a permit for a concealed weapon. She also floated the idea of a special session. It does not mean anyone who legally owns a firearm will be able to carry their weapon in public automatically, Hochul’s counsel Liz Fine clarified. The state has different types of pistol permits – one that allows for someone to keep a handgun in their home or at their business, and another that allows them to carry it concealed in public.
“I would imagine that an individual who is seeking to obtain a permit for concealed carry would use this decision and go into an office today and apply for a permit,” Fine said. “The process will take whatever time it takes, but they will be able to rely on this Supreme Court case.”that local jurisdictions can craft restrictions on weapons in “sensitive places” like “schools and government buildings,” but found New York City as a whole didn’t qualify as such a sensitive place.
At a press conference with the mayor Thursday afternoon, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell clarified that for New Yorkers on the ground, having an unpermitted gun in public is still a crime, despite the ruling.
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