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