New York concealed carry laws challenged in court

[Smokepole]

About time!
New York concealed carry laws challenged in court

By Chris Eger
Guns.com
February 5th. 2018

A man denied a concealed carry permit and a Second Amendment group he is a member of filed a federal lawsuit last week arguing New York’s licensing scheme is unconstitutional.

Refused a permit was Robert Nash, who joined with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association — the NRA’s state affiliate — in filing a legal challenge against the state’s pistol permit laws and practice. Named as defendants in the suit are State Police Superintendent George Beech and state Supreme Court Justice Richard McNally, the latter of which refused to issue Nash a permit because, while the man passed the needed background checks, he could not show a “special need” to carry a firearm in public.

“New York’s law claims to be a licensing scheme, but because licenses are only granted to a tiny percentage of New York citizens who can demonstrate they face an immediate, specific threat, in practical effect the law operates for most New Yorkers as a flat ban on carrying firearms for self-defense,” said Tom King, NYSRPA president.

[Roundballer]

Didn't the same "he could not show a “special need” to carry a firearm in public" crap in another State just get struck last year?

[Jared1981]

Looks like a second attempt at Kachalsky.

[DrScaryGuy]

Didn't the same "he could not show a “special need” to carry a firearm in public" crap in another State just get struck last year?

I dunno, but SCotUS passed on hearing the Peruta case, which was the same sort of issue. 9th circuit held that california could demand applicants demonstrate a "good cause" to get a concealed carry license.
That's the case that got Thomas to write some blisteringly impressive things about the courts treating the 2A as a 2nd class right, and that there's no use waiting for another case when there are so many conflicting decisions from states and districts. And that the 2A obviously means that "bearing" was intended to protect carrying guns outside the home in a ready condition.
for a guy that doesn't talk much... he writes some good stuff.

[paddy]

If I had won the $500,000,000 lottery, I planned to make a hobby of going around the US and challenging these rules.
I would have had the time and deep pockets to hire the best to fight these injustices.
Would have been fun.
Since I'm poor, I will have to sit back and hope for the best.

[Jared1981]

The problem is that the votes aren’t there on SCOTUS. The 2nd circuit is hostile to 2A rights and they have been consistently vicious for decades. Unless Trump replaces one of the 4 democrat justices we won’t get a ruling.

While we may have 5 votes favorable to us, apparently it’s not 5 votes for the actual right. We’d probably get some weak ruling where states can charge $700 a year for a license and just about everywhere is off limits which is “reasonable.”

I think the reason a carry case hasn’t been heard is because no one would like the outcome. The gun grabbers would be upset at a pro-carry ruling and those on the side of freedom would be upset at how much of the restrictions would be upheld.