New York Gov. Hochul Criticizes Justice Thomas as Supreme Court Moves Gun Law Challenge Forward

Hochul expressed anger that the Supreme Court will take up a challenge to the state’s sweeping concealed carry law when it meets on Oct. 6.
New York Gov. Hochul Criticizes Justice Thomas as Supreme Court Moves Gun Law Challenge Forward
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announces new concealed carry rules at a press conference in New York City on Aug. 31, 2022. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul criticized Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after the court agreed to consider next week whether it will hear an emergency challenge to the state’s concealed carry gun law that went into effect a year ago.

New York is one of several blue states that critics say is openly defying the Supreme Court’s June 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, which struck down a New York gun law and held that there is a constitutional right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.