ROCKLAND COUNTY (JTA) – A group of Jewish gun owners filed a lawsuit last Friday against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s gun laws, saying they infringe on their religious freedom as well as their right to bear arms.
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The New York State Jewish Gun Club, a Rockland County-based firearms club, helped fund and put together the lawsuit, which was filed on Sept. 29 in the Southern District of New York. It specifically targets the section of the new gun laws that prohibits the carrying of concealed weapons in “sensitive locations,” including houses of worship.
“New York State has expressed that legal carry in New York is okay, but not for those who observe religious rituals and customs,” a NYS-JGC press release said. “This law specifically targets religious people, by threatening them with arrest and felony prosecution if they carry their firearm while engaging in religious observance.”
In July, Hochul signed the Concealed Carry Improvement Act into law in response to the June Supreme Court decision that struck down New York’s strict concealed carry laws. The CCIA law added multiple checks on gun ownership in New York State, including strengthening eligibility requirements and prohibiting concealed carry permit holders from bringing their firearms into bars, libraries, schools, government buildings, hospitals and houses of worship.
Make the “ woke “ go broke
This is excellent. The new bill’s exclusions are idiotic.
All the new restrictions are unconstitutional and will eventually be struck down.
our shuls are in danger due to the anti semitic propaganda of yaffed. we need to have guns in our shuls to protect ourselves from yaffed influenced haters who might come in ready to kill jews r”l Chsv”sh
Why won’t CPA Letitia James investigate this baby killers husband?!
Why is aguda helping hochul?
This “lawsuit” (it’s more like a publicity stunt) is specious and will likely get tossed. If it targets religious people, then it also targets people who go to bars, libraries, schools, government buildings, hospitals, places like Times Square, sporting event and concert venues, & more.
Nothing religious about any of those on the list (other than houses of worship). Seems like the NON-religious are more “targeted” than the religious.