Legislative updates, court decisions, and regulatory changes affecting New York firearms law.
A cert petition in Johnson v. New York (No. 25-6940) is pending before the Supreme Court. After briefing closed with Omar Johnson's June 3, 2026 reply, the Court distributed the case for its June 18, 2026 conference.
The Firearms Policy Coalition filed Goldberger v. James on March 20, 2026, challenging the CCIA's Times Square gun-free zone. The complaint argues Frey v. City of New York was wrongly decided. Case is in early stages in the Southern District of New York.
The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2022 decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen struck down New York's century-old "proper cause" requirement for concealed carry licenses, establishing a new constitutional framework for evaluating firearms regulations nationwide.
The Second Circuit largely upheld New York's Concealed Carry Improvement Act in consolidated litigation, and the Supreme Court declined certiorari in April 2025, leaving most CCIA provisions in force.
Federal courts struck down the CCIA's ban on firearms in places of worship, holding that the state lacked a historical basis for prohibiting licensed carry in churches, synagogues, and mosques.