A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a gun rights group's constitutional challenge to strict New York City limits on how licensed handgun owners may use their weapons outside the home.
By a 3-0 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the restrictions on people who have licenses to have guns at home, known as "premises" licenses, did not violate the Second Amendment.
Backed by the National Rifle Association, three gun owners and the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association had sought permission for holders of premises licenses to take guns to shooting ranges outside New York City, or other homes in New York state.
Though license holders could take unloaded guns to seven ranges within the city, the plaintiffs said the city's restrictions amounted to a "near-complete ban" on gun transport.
Premises licenses are different from "carry" licenses, which give holders broader freedom to take guns outside the home.
Writing for the appeals court, Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch said the restrictions advanced the city's "substantial, indeed compelling" interests in protecting public safety and preventing crime, by regulating firearms possession in public.
Source :- yahoonews
By a 3-0 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the restrictions on people who have licenses to have guns at home, known as "premises" licenses, did not violate the Second Amendment.
Backed by the National Rifle Association, three gun owners and the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association had sought permission for holders of premises licenses to take guns to shooting ranges outside New York City, or other homes in New York state.
Though license holders could take unloaded guns to seven ranges within the city, the plaintiffs said the city's restrictions amounted to a "near-complete ban" on gun transport.
Premises licenses are different from "carry" licenses, which give holders broader freedom to take guns outside the home.
Writing for the appeals court, Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch said the restrictions advanced the city's "substantial, indeed compelling" interests in protecting public safety and preventing crime, by regulating firearms possession in public.
Source :- yahoonews
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