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Cuomo, NY State File Brief in Response Regarding Safe Act
August 4, 2014: Last week, New York legislators filed Respondents’ Brief in the Second Circuit, addressing arguments made by the plaintiffs that the NY Safe Act violates the Second Amendment. The brief, submitted by Assistant Solicitor General Claude S. Platton, argues that the “assault weapons” and large-capacity magazines regulated by the Safe Act are not within…
Massachusetts Bill Provides for Large-Scale Changes to Firearms Laws
August 4, 2014: The Massachusetts legislature approved a bill on Friday to overhaul existing state firearms laws to, amongst other things, provide for stiffer penalties for gun-related crimes. The bill (H4376) would also provide police chiefs the ability to petition a court to deny firearms identification cards (a prerequisite needed to purchase rifles and shotguns)…
DC Ban Unconstitutional; MD Court Hears Arguments on 2013 Ban
July 28, 2014: D.C. ban on carrying handguns outside of home ruled unconstitutional On Saturday, US District Judge Frederick J. Scullin struck down as unconstitutional Washington D.C.’s ban on carrying handguns outside of the home. The plaintiffs in the case (Palmer et al. v. District of Columbia et al.) were citizens of Washington D.C. who…
Bill Proposes Prohibition of Firearm Brands on Children’s Clothing
July 21, 2014: Bill Proposes Prohibition of Firearm Brands on Children’s Clothing Last week, first-year Illinois Representative Robin Kelly (D) proposed the Children’s Firearm Marketing Safety Act (H.R. 5093), a bill which would make it illegal for firearms manufacturers to exhibit their brand on child-sized clothing and headwear. The bill provides that the Federal…
NJ Governor Vetoes Reduction of Mag. Capacity; Law Prohibiting Felon Possession Upheld in Louisiana
July 9, 2014: New Jersey Governor Christie vetoes bill aimed at reducing magazine capacity Last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed Assembly Bill 2006, which sought to reduce New Jersey’s existing magazine capacity of firearms from fifteen to ten rounds. The Bill was sponsored by Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald (D), who urged that…
Judge Upholds Colorado Gun Restrictions
June 30, 2014: Colorado’s magazine capacity restrictions and universal background laws are constitutional according to U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger. In a 50-page ruling handed down on Thursday, the judge held that these laws did not infringe the Second Amendment rights of Colorado citizens. In upholding the laws, the judge made clear that it was not…
Chicago City Council Approves Restrictive Ordinance
June 27, 2014: On Tuesday, the Chicago City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 4271, forcing firearms retailers to video-record sales and restricting firearms purchases to one a month. The highly-restrictive Ordinance is the City Council’s response to Judge Edmond Chang’s January 6, 2014 ruling that struck down an outright ban of firearm sales in Chicago. If…
Supreme Court Rules “Straw” Purchase Illegal Even if True Buyer Legally Permitted to Purchase
June 16, 2014: Earlier today, a divided Supreme Court (5-4) ruled that the federal ban on straw purchases can be enforced even when the actual intended purchaser is legally permitted to purchase and own a firearm. The case, Abramski v. United States, involved a former Virginia police officer (Bruce Abramski) who purchased a firearm for…
Reduced Mag Capacity Awaits NJ Governor’s Decision, Reform Proposed for Mentally Unstable
June 10, 2014: NJ Assembly Bill 2006, which would reduce the maximum magazine capacity in NJ to 10 rounds from its current limit of 15 rounds, recently passed both houses of the NJ legislature. The bill includes limited exceptions for retired law enforcement personnel and tubular feeding devices which are only capable of holding 15…
NSSF and RLF Join the Fight Against Connecticut’s Public Act 13-3
May 29, 2014: On Friday, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. (“NSSF”) and five other groups filed amicus curiae briefs in the pending appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in June Shew et al. v. Dannel Malloy et al. NSSF’s brief, which was prepared by Renzulli Law Firm, supports and expands on the…
Judge Upholds D.C. Firearms Registration in New Heller Opinion
May 16, 2014: Yesterday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued the latest installment of Heller v. D.C. when he upheld D.C.’s firearms registration requirements finding that city officials acted “in a constitutionally permissible manner” and that the restrictive laws were consistent with the Second Amendment. Judge Boasberg held that requiring registrants to appear in person…
Reduced Mag Capacity Coming to NJ
May 14, 2014: This week the NJ Senate passed Assembly Bill 2006 which would reduce the maximum magazine capacity in NJ to 10 rounds from its existing limit of 15 rounds. The Senate, however, amended the bill, so it is headed back to the Assembly for another vote. The bill substitutes the number 10 in…
2nd Circuit NY SAFE Act Challenge – NYSRPA v. Cuomo
May 9, 2014: This week, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. (NSSF) and a number of other groups joined the fight against the New York SAFE Act by filing amicus curiae briefs in the pending appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association et al. v. Cuomo et al.
Briefs Filed in SAFE Act Appeal
May 8, 2014: Last week, the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association filed its appellate brief in support of its challenge to the New York SAFE Act, which is currently on appeal to the Second Circuit. New York State’s brief is due on July 29th.
Supreme Court Passes on Right to Carry Dispute
May 8, 2014: This week the Supreme Court opted not to review a challenge to New Jersey’s restrictive approach on issuing permits to carry. The plaintiff in the case applied for a permit to carry a firearm in order to defend himself because his job involved him transporting large quantities of cash. When his application…
NY SAFE Act Permit Revocation
April 28, 2014: In New York, the SAFE Act’s mental illness reporting provisions resulted in a recent permit revocation after the permit holder expressed guilt to his therapist over some lewd acts. Concluding that the permit holder presented a potential danger to himself and others, the therapist reported the matter to the county. The Supreme Court…
New “Shall issue” Legislation; GA’s New Law
April 28, 2014: In the wake of the recent 9th Circuit rulings overturning the “may issue” practices of two California counties, new legislation has been proposed which would make California a “shall issue” state. The bill would amend California Penal Code section 26150 by replacing “may issue” with “shall issue” and expressly providing that self-defense is…
Lawsuits: One Awaiting Decision, One Decided, Two on Appeal
April 18, 2014: Just more than a week ago, the trial ended in the 2nd Amendment challenge to Colorado’s 2013 anti-firearms legislation. Now, the fate of the law rests with Judge Marcia Krieger, and a decision could come any day. At the same time, the federal court challenges to the New York SAFE Act and Connecticut’s…
Lawsuits: One Awaiting Decision, One Decided, Two on Appeal
April 18, 2014: Just more than a week ago, the trial ended in the 2nd Amendment challenge to Colorado’s 2013 anti-firearms legislation. Now, the fate of the law rests with Judge Marcia Krieger, and a decision could come any day. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;…
NY Deadline Approaches; New Laws, Courtroom Activity and Statistics
April 10, 2014: This year New Yorkers have another reason to dislike April 15—it’s the deadline for registering assault weapons under the NY SAFE Act. As the date approaches, many believe that it, like the deadline in CT, will be largely ignored. How the state will respond if it is ignored remains unknown. In addition, firearms…
NYS Troopers Officially Instructed Not to Enforce 7 Round Limit
March 31, 2014: On December 31, 2013, Judge William Skretny of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York declared the 7 round loading limitation of Penal Law 265.37 unconstitutional. Nearly three months later, the New York State Police, Office of General Counsel, has revised its field guide to enforcing the New York…
NYS Troopers Officially Instructed Not to Enforce 7 Round Limit
March 31, 2014: On December 31, 2013, Judge William Skretny of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York declared the 7 round loading limitation of Penal Law 265.37 unconstitutional. Nearly three months later, the New York State Police, Office of General Counsel, has revised its field guide to enforcing the New York…
Courts Continue to Support Right to Bear Arms; GA Bill Sent to Governor
March 24, 2014: The Supreme Court of Delaware recently ruled that the Wilmington Housing Authority (WHA) cannot set limits on residents’ rights to carry guns in common areas of public housing. In prohibiting such restrictions, the Court noted that placing restrictions on which areas of the public housing residents can possess a firearm conflicts with…
Renzulli Law Firm Obtains PLCAA Dismissal for Large Nationwide Firearms Dealer
March 18, 2014: Renzulli Law Firm, LLP recently obtained a complete defense judgment for a large, nationwide firearms dealer through a motion to dismiss pursuant to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (“PLCAA”). In a case brought in the Supreme Court of Ulster County New York, plaintiff’s decedent, a twenty-three year old woman,…