Legislative updates, court decisions, and regulatory changes affecting New York firearms law.
The Second Circuit denied rehearing en banc on June 30, 2026 in a procedural dispute about claims against an upstate firearms licensing officer.
The Supreme Court denied certiorari on June 15, 2026, leaving the Second Circuit judgment concerning General Business Law 898-a through 898-e in place.
The Supreme Court denied certiorari on June 22, 2026. The denial did not decide the merits or itself change a CCIA provision.
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.
Hardaway produced important relief in the places-of-worship litigation, but it should not be treated as blanket statewide carry permission for every license holder.
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.
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.