Federal appeals court upholds New York concealed-carry law

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] on Tuesday held [opinion, PDF] that New York can continue to require residents who seek to carry a concealed weapon to obtain a special license. The plaintiffs sought injunctive relief from a New York handgun law requiring licensing officials to have applicants prove "proper cause" to obtain licenses to carry handguns for self-defense. The plaintiffs, citing the US Supreme Court [official website] decision in District of Columbia v....

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/11/federal-appeals-court-upholds-new-york-concealed-carry-law.php

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