David Rothman raised his sign and his voice against the decision made by the Supreme Court of the nation that annulled the law that imposed restrictions in NY to carry a concealed weapon in public places.
“Many years here there is a very strong law: you cannot leave the house with a gun. And suddenly a change in the law is very dangerous, imagine a person in ‘Whole Foods’ with a gun in his pocket,” Rothman said. .
-Are you afraid?
“Yes, for my daughter, my son, my parents who live here in NY.”
Like David, others from the group ‘gays’ against armed violence protested in Union Square.
Similarly, and very upset, NY Mayor Eric Adams spoke with the police commissioner.
“This decision makes each of us less safe from gun violence because it fails to address the gun crisis that endangers not just New Yorkers but the entire nation,” Adams said.
For her part, the Police Commissioner emphatically indicated that this does not mean that anyone can now go out and buy a firearm and carry it without a permit.
If you carry a weapon in NY illegally you will be arrested, nothing has changed today, said the commissioner.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the New York state licensing regime violates the constitution. The decision was supported by the majority of the Supreme Court.
We cannot allow NY to become “the old west”, this decision is unacceptable, added the mayor.
State Governor Kathy Hochul also condemned the Supreme Court’s decision, calling it dangerous and outrageous, and said she would convene a special session of the legislature to urgently pass measures limiting the use of guns.
It should be noted that this decision has been said by the local authorities, it is not definitive, precisely the municipal council spoke of restricting the carrying of firearms in “sensitive” places.
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