NRA & NYSRPA To New York: “It Says Keep AND Bear Arms”
If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear this case, we could have another Heller on our hands…
Today, we here at Freedom’s Lodge have learned from the NRA that they, together with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA), have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a critical Second Amendment case. As Freedom’s Lodge readers no doubt already know, New York State has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. That’s not because all New Yorkers are anti-gun; far from it. What many people don’t realize is that the state is largely composed of suburban and rural areas where residents tend to be very pro-2A. However, the demographic weight of New York City results in the state voting “blue” more or less regardless of what’s going on in the rest of the country.
At stake in this case is the “Bear Arms” part of the Second Amendment. Although New York State does technically allow certain kinds of pistol ownership, the state is a “may-issue” concealed carry state…and for New York, “may issue” means “maybe we’ll issue it, probably around the time we issue flying monkeys from our butts.”
In 2008, in the D.C. vs. Heller case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment means exactly what it says when it says “Keep Arms.” Now, will they rule that it also means what it says when it says “Bear Arms”? For the rest of the story, I’ll turn it over to this article from NRA-ILA:
The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has partnered with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA) today to ask the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York’s restrictive process for issuing concealed carry licenses.
“As long as New York continues denying law-abiding gun owners their Second Amendment rights, the NRA will continue fighting to protect and expand those rights,” said Jason Ouimet, executive director of NRA-ILA.
The case, NYSRPA v. Corlett, challenges New York’s requirement for applicants to demonstrate “proper cause” to carry a firearm. While New York routinely employs this arbitrary standard to deny carry permits, the NRA argues that this right should be available to “all ‘the people'” instead of a “subset of the people that can distinguish themselves from their fellow Americans” by showing proper cause.
The NRA is the leader in America’s right-to-carry movement having pioneered the effort on legislative and legal fronts since the 1980s. Today, due to its efforts, more than 40 states have what the NRA describes as “shall-issue” laws where states are required to give residents who apply and satisfy prerequisites their requested permits. The NRA is also the national leader in the “constitutional carry” movement where law-abiding residents in 16 states do not require a permit to carry a firearm. This is the second lawsuit the NRA and NYSRPA have brought to the High Court in as many years. The move is just the latest in NRA’s decades-long fight to protect and expand Americans’ right to carry.
“Eventually, these anti-freedom activists will understand that our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is fundamental, and it doesn’t vanish when we leave our homes. Until then, we will continue these battles wherever they arise,” concluded Ouimet.
This is definitely an exciting case, and (if we are lucky) could potentially open up the fundamental right to carry a concealed firearm to all law-abiding Americans…not just the ones lucky enough to live in a state where one city has enough power to override the will of the rest of its people.
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The hypocrisy of their mayor is apparent. He’s pleased with state funded bodyguards, media praise, & wealthy patrons as he feels entitled to it. His actions regarding his constituents are appallingly apathetic, & show a callous disregard for the elderly who were in the care of nursing homes when he required the homes to admit covid-19 exposed/infected people: Mr mayor also allowed small businesses to suffer destruction & looting & even ignored homeowners to be endangered because he was apparently concerned about his rating in the black community! He definitely will not listen to the Constitution with regard to the 2nd Amendment rights we should have as law-abiding citizens. He’s not concerned with the hEALTH of NY, so why would he be concerned with their SAFETY? 😒
Considering the fight he had going on against his Presidency for four years, I can forgive that failure.
This is the only thing that President Trump failed us on The universal right to carry
Trump didn’t fail us on this Mitch McConnell had the House passed national reciprocity bill and with a Senate majority and a President who said he would sign it let it wither and die on his desk. Mitch McConnell betrayed us.
After the citizens in the states being illegally deprived of their right to bear arms regain this right, we then need to start working repealing the firearms acts of 1934, 1968, and 1986. Only then will we truly be exercising ouur 2nd Amendment rights!
I don’t know about New York, but CCDW permits are issued by our local County Sheriff’s office. Even though we are a Constitutional carry state, it’s nice to have when you go to states that aren’t. Anyhow, the people in each county need to ensure that your local Sheriff is a Second Amendment supporter before electing him or her into office. And being the Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer in each county, they should ignore any federal infringement on second amendment rights! Make sure to ask those important questions, at a public forum, before electing a Sheriff.
How about the safe act next?👍👍
About time , long overdue. The Supreme Court needs to stand up for the Constitution on this and election fraud,
I was denied a purchase permit because of my character. This is not a felony. But NY sucks. I have a permit to purchase in NJ and a concelled carry for PA
The Constitution, the whole Constitution and nothing but the Constitution.
Sounds like Perry Mason don’t it.
So help US God! Do you like how I capitalized us so it is used for the US too?
I hope it goes through. Im one of the new yorkers(central new york) that was denied my pistol permit. Even though i can legally own,posess and purchase firearms. I pass the FBI NICS check but was still denied. Then i asked to personally talk with the denying judge and am not allowed to speak with him without a lawyer which i dont have money for.
This is democratic socialism. For 65 of my years that has been their goal Control and Power. Never vote for democrat for any position.
And THAT my friend, is called Fascism.
That is so they can work out how much of an honorarium you need to pay!