Appeals Court Blocks Some Parts of New York Gun Law, Upholds Others

The Second Circuit issued a new decision at the direction of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Police officers display handguns and firearms during a statewide gun buyback event held by the office of the New York State Attorney General in New York City on April 29, 2023. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images

New York gun law provisions that bar the carrying of guns on private property open to the public and mandate that permit applicants disclose their social media accounts are unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled on Oct. 24.

The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declined to block other parts of the statute.