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New York’s New Governor Kathy Hochul’s Stance on Guns Has ‘Evolved’ Over the Years

Her subsequent, publicly leftward shift reflects the political necessity of running for statewide office, where the median voter is far to the left of that in Hochul’s former congressional district. That shift included a vastly…


New York’s New Nuisance Law Will Attempt to Hold Gun Makers Responsible for Any Gun Used in a Crime

By Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University Could calling the illegal use of firearms a “public nuisance” bring an end to the gun industry’s immunity from civil lawsuits? New York will soon test that notion….


BREAKING: NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Signs Bill Allowing Nuisance Lawsuits Against Gun Makers

Come on. No one really thought New York’s granny-killing governor wouldn’t sign a bill into law that attacks the foundations of the remaining gun business in the Empire State in a new and pernicious way…did…


New York Counties to Governor Cuomo: Don’t Sign This Anti-Gun Bill Into Law

By Larry Keane They’ve watched as the Empire State’s staunchly antigun legislature continues to attack their Second Amendment right and the industry that supports it. Now New York county legislatures are raising their collective voices,…


New York’s New Anti-Gun Law Will Threaten Gun Makers From a New Angle of Attack

The anti-gun industry has been trying to find a way around the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms act for years now. The PLCAA became law back in 2005 with bipartisan support for very good…




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The Supreme Court Should Take a Close Look at What ‘Proper Cause’ Means in New York

The Duke Center for Firearms Law had a few comments on the Corlett carry permit case recently taken up by the United States Supreme Court: The case–New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Corlett–centers…


New York Gun Purchase Waiting Period Bill Would Ensure More Violent Criminals Remain Safe On the Job

New York State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale, speaks during a joint legislative hearing on the the planned closing of the Indian Point Power Plant on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)…


Timeless: Century-Old Arguments Against Gun Control Laws are Just as Valid Today

H.L. Mencken   H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) was the most influential newspaperman of his era and a prolific author of iconoclastic books and essays. This is reprinted from The Evening Sun of Baltimore, November 30, 1925….