A New York gun control law that prohibits firearms in Times Square, Yankee Stadium, the subway, and other sensitive places is on the shaky legal ground after a judge found these provisions violate the Second Amendment, though the ruling is paused while the case is appealed.
The ongoing court battle over New York’s gun control measure is just one part of a shifting legal landscape resulting from the 6-3 conservative Supreme Court’s expansion of the Second Amendment in a June ruling, which has led lower courts to block or strike down gun control measures at a dizzying pace. …
“In the immediate aftermath, we’ve got a half a dozen courts who are striking down laws based on this decision,” said Jake Charles, a professor at the Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law. “I think it’s going to be shocking to people when we see the fallout from Bruen in the first six months.” …
“The Supreme Court has adopted a test that’s going to make it hard to justify a lot of gun safety laws, including uncontroversial ones like background checks or bans on domestic abusers having access to firearms,” said Adam Winkler, a professor at the UCLA School of Law and Second Amendment expert.Â
— John Kruzel in Gun Control Laws Fall at Dizzying Pace After Supreme Court Ruling