New York's New Gun Law Blocked by Federal Judge

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The high court's conservative majority in that case said New York's previous restrictions -- which denied law-abiding residents the ability to carry a concealed weapon unless they could show a special need for self-protection -- violated the Second Amendment.
50% : He said that unless a higher court intervenes on appeal, his ruling suspending enforcement would go into effect in three days.
46% : Thursday's decision is the latest to build from the expansion of gun rights announced in the Supreme Court's June ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
42% : In doing so, the court instructed judges to apply a historical test to evaluate gun restrictions, a standard that can make it more difficult to defend certain types of gun regulations.

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