NYC Council pushing to expand ‘sensitive locations’ after SCOTUS gun rulingBy Nolan Hicks
June 23, 2022
The New York City Council plans to press state lawmakers to dramatically expand the state’s current list of “sensitive locations” where guns can be banned after a Supreme Court ruling Thursday left it as one of the few avenues available to restrict handguns in the Big Apple.
City lawmakers are pinning their hopes on a two-page opinion authored by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh that appears to limit aspects of the court’s stunning but expected 6-3 ruling that struck down a century-old state law that dramatically limited who could have a handgun permit.
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said she plans to pass a non-binding resolution that would call on Albany to ban guns from all government buildings, schools, hospitals, places of worship, parks, daycares and cemeteries and other facilities — and establish a 1,000 foot buffer around those places where guns would also be banned.
“We are formally and proactively presenting this idea to the state legislature because the threat to New York City is so very serious,” said Speaker Adrienne Adams.
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https://nypost.com/2022/06/23/nyc-council-pushing-to-expand-sensitive-locations-after-scotus-gun-ruling/
