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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 31 august 2022
New York to restrict gun carrying after Supreme Court ruling

By MICHAEL HILL, MAY- six or 10 things a day," said
SOON KHAN and BOBBY the sheriff, a former district
CAINA CALVAN attorney and judge.
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid The list of prohibited spaces
the bright lights and elec- for carrying guns has drawn
tronic billboards across criticism from advocates
New York's Times Square, who say it's so extensive it
city authorities are posting will make it difficult for peo-
new signs proclaiming the ple with permits to move
bustling crossroads a "Gun about in public. People
Free Zone." carrying a gun could go
The sprawling Manhattan into private business only
tourist attraction is one of with permission, such as a
scores of "sensitive" places sign posted on the window.
— including parks, church- Giardino has already start-
es and theaters — that will ed giving out signs to local
be off limits for guns under businesses saying people
a sweeping new state law can carry legal firearms
going into effect Thursday. on the premises. Jennifer
The measure, passed after Elson, who owns the Let's
a U.S. Supreme Court deci- Twist Again Diner in Amster-
sion in June expanded gun dam, said she put up the
rights, also sets stringent A Taran tactical combat master hand gun is displayed for sale, June 23, 2022, in Hempstead, New sheriff's sign, along with one
standards for issuing con- York. of her own reading in part
cealed carry permits. Associated Press "per our governor, we have
New York is among a half- to post this nonsense.q
dozen states that had key to schools, churches, sub-
provisions of its gun laws in- ways, theaters and amuse-
validated by the high court ment parks — among other
because of a requirement places deemed "sensitive"
for applicants to prove by authorities.
they had "proper cause" Applicants also will have
for a permit. Gov. Kathy to provide a list of social
Hochul said Friday that she media accounts for the
and her fellow Democrats past three years as part
in the state Legislature took of a "character and con-
action the next week be- duct" review. The require-
cause the ruling "destroyed ment was added because
the ability for a governor shooters have sometimes
to be able to protect her dropped hints of violence
citizens from people who online before they opened
carry concealed weapons fire on people.
anywhere they choose." Sheriffs in some upstate
The quickly adopted law, counties said the additional
however, has led to confu- work for their investigators
sion and court challenges could add to existing back-
from gun owners who say it logs in processing applica-
improperly limits their con- tions. In Rochester, Monroe
stitutional rights. County Sheriff Todd Baxter
"They seem to be designed said it currently takes two
less towards addressing to four hours to perform a
gun violence and more pistol permit background
towards simply preventing check on a "clean" candi-
people from getting guns date. He estimate the new
— even if those people are law will add another one to
law-abiding, upstanding three hours for each per-
citizens, who according to mit. The county has about
the Supreme Court have 600 pending pistol permits.
the rights to have them," "It's going to slow every-
said Jonathan Corbett, a thing down just a bit more,"
Brooklyn attorney and per- he said.
mit applicant who is one of In the Mohawk Valley, Ful-
several people challenging ton County Sheriff Richard
the law in court. C. Giardino had questions
Under the law, applicants on how the digital sleuthing
for a concealed carry would proceed.
permit will have to com- "It says three years worth of
plete 16 hours of classroom your social media. We're
training and two hours of not going to print out three
live-fire exercises. Ordinary years of social media posts
citizens would be prohib- by everybody. If you look
ited from bringing guns at my Facebook, I send out