Legal Update September/October 2022
Larry E. Holtz, Esq. Supreme Court Eliminates the “Special Need” Requirement for Carry Permits In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. ___ (2022), the United States Supreme Court invalidated New York State’s system for issuing concealed firearm permits, ruling that New York’s law requiring applicants to demonstrate “proper cause,” that is, a “special need for self-protection,” violates the Second Amendment. Previously, in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), and McDonald v….
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