Gun Laws

NEW YORK — The Second Circuit affirmed a ruling that New York’s gun-licensing laws — which, among other standards, require applicants to prove their “good moral character” — do not violate the Second Amendment. The complaint in the case brought by the Libertarian Party of Erie County and nine New York residents did not allege that any “law-abiding responsible citizen” who applied for a license to have a firearm at home had been denied it, the court wrote. 

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