By: Gina Morelli
One major gun control law was just defeated in a court of law.
The gun control lobby took a massive loss.
And Kamala Harris will not be happy to hear about how gun control was just struck down.
If Kamala Harris gets into office, it is highly probable that she will use her power as president to push gun control, either through Congress or via executive order.
The main Achilles’ heel in that plan, however, is the courts system, since the Second Amendment is still in place.
Judges are obligated to protect the freedom of Americans to own guns, and some judges actually take that responsibility seriously.
That is apparently what happened in New York, a state that is known for having some of the strictest gun laws in the entire country.
Politicians in New York have been trying to turn the screws on gun owners in their state for years through a myriad of laws that make it difficult to own guns.
But one judge finally provided a little bit of relief to New York gun owners by striking down a gun control law, much to the chagrin of the gun control lobby.
According to the Times Union, “A federal judge in Buffalo has struck down a portion of New York’s gun laws that would have prohibited someone with a concealed carry permit from bringing a firearm on private property open to the public — like a convenience store or restaurant — unless the owner had posted signs affirmatively allowing weapons.”
This totally goes against the spirit of the Second Amendment, as it prevents people from truly exercising their freedoms, even if they nominally are allowed to own guns.
The judge’s decision, however, will give a well-deserved break to citizens of New York who own guns and have been beaten down time and time again by their state government.
The article continues, “U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. found that section of New York’s 2022 Concealed Carry Improvement Act is unconstitutional and not supported by prior rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court and federal appeals courts.
“Those prior Supreme Court rulings have affirmed the rights of ordinary, law-abiding citizens under the Second and 14th amendments to carry a handgun inside and outside of their homes for self-defense.
“In 2022, one of those landmark decisions was issued in a case filed by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association against former State Police Superintendent Kevin Bruen. In that case, the Supreme Court determined that New York’s century-old law allowing someone to obtain a concealed carry permit only if they could demonstrate a special need for self-defense also was declared unconstitutional.”
Apparently, politicians in New York never learned their lesson about trying to violate the Second Amendment.
They took another bite at that apple even after the Supreme Court slapped them down, and they lost yet again.
Gun owners in New York should take solace in the fact that many judges have ruled in their favor. Perhaps the same will happen with Kamala Harris’s gun control plan.