gun reform

A federal appeals court Tuesday issued a temporary stay on a lower court judge’s order that pared back enforcement of New York’s new gun law.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed New York to continue enforcing its new gun law as it considers a lower court ruling that would block key provisions.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has gone to court in an effort to keep a new, tougher gun law on the books in New York.

New York’s latest attempt to restrict who can carry a handgun in public and where firearms can be brought was picked apart Thursday by a federal judge, who ruled that multiple provisions in a state law passed this year are unconstitutional.

A lawyer challenging provisions of New York’s new gun law argued that the state restricts people from carrying weapons in too many places, telling a federal judge Thursday the rules affect not only people on busy Manhattan streets but an upstate pastor on his church’s property.

Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned a June decision by the conservative judges on the Supreme Court to throw out some of New York's gun laws, during a time when she says we are experience “public trauma” over increased gun violence.

New York lawmakers began a special legislative session Thursday with the intent of limiting the proliferation of firearms in public after the Supreme Court gutted the state’s century-old handgun licensing law.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, fresh off a primary victory, is ready for a special session Thursday to react to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the state's 100-year-old concealed carry restrictions.

President Biden declared gun violence a public health crisis and a blemish on the nation in remarks at the White House.

The president said the upper chamber needs to pass legislation approved by the House earlier this month, which would tighten gun laws including background checks.