The Supreme Court on Monday refused to wade into the legal battle over New York’s law banning the carrying of firearms in sensitive places.
The justices took a pass on the case without comment, leaving in place the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold the state’s gun restrictions.
The law also requires applicants for concealed carry permits to show good moral character, which was also part of the case the justices refused to take up.
New York enacted the law in 2022 after the Supreme Court struck down the state’s longtime gun control measure that required people to show proper cause to obtain a concealed carry permit.
The justices ruled in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen that the “proper cause” requirement ran afoul of the Second Amendment.
The state quickly moved to require anyone who carries a firearm to show good moral character and prohibited the carrying of firearms in sensitive locations.
The law identified “sensitive locations” as any local, state or federal government building, any health care facility, any place of worship, libraries, public parks, zoos or playgrounds, child care facilities and camps, homeless and family shelters, schools, public transportation, entertainment venues, museums, sports stadiums, concerts, polling places, protests and rallies.
Other aspects of the law, including requiring applicants to disclose social media accounts, were blocked by a lower court.
Ivan Antonyuk petitioned the justices to review the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold the good moral character showing and restriction on sensitive places. He had argued the move ran afoul of constitutional rights.
The justices declined to take the case. It would have taken four justices to vote in favor of reviewing the dispute and hear oral arguments.
The justice previously declined to intervene in October after the appeals court issued the decision not to block the law.
