Gun Owners Association New York Over Gun Law

The Gun Owners of America and the Gun Owners Foundation are suing New York over its ban on out-of-state residents honoring out-of-state permits or being able to obtain a concealed carry permit.

The organizations have allegedly filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of New York to challenge the ban.

New York is the only state where nonresidents are not permitted to keep and bear arms, therefore the right to bear arms in the state is not accessible to the 94% of Americans who are not residents.

“The State of New York and its cadre of anti-gun politicians have done everything in their power to weaken and outright ban the Second Amendment within their borders,” GOA Senior Vice President Erich Pratt said in a statement.

“The Supreme Court has made clear that the right to bear arms extends to the public square, and this right is for all Americans, not just those who are residents of individual states.”

Sam Paredes, a member of the GOF board, added that “there’s no doubt the anti-gun legislature in Albany purposely designed it this way. We’ve warned these politicians before and we’ll do it again, fall in line on the Second Amendment, or we will make you.”