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This law is a direct response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the gun restrictions imposed by New York authorities for more than a century.
With our correspondent in New York, Loubna Anaki
In ruling that the people of New York state had a constitutional right to walk freely with arms, conservative Supreme Court justices underscored the exception” sensitive places “, without further details. A vagueness that the governor, Kathy Hochul, and the elected representatives of New York have decided to use to limit the carrying of weapons as much as possible.
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« Supreme Court decisions are setbacks, but temporary setbacks. Because I refuse to be stripped of my right as Governor of New York to protect our people from gun violence. We won’t be back. Judges think they can change our lives with the stroke of a pen, but we have pens too! », loves Kathy Hochul.
Long list of forbidden places
The new New York law thus prohibits the carrying of weapons in means of transport, schools, centers for the homeless, health places, bars, restaurants, Times Square… The list is still long. If they wish, businesses or private companies will also have the right to deny access to a gun bearer.
These measures are only the first in a series of laws planned by New York in retaliation after the latest shock decisions of the Supreme Court. In particular, the democratic state should include in its constitution the protection of minority rights.
