There is also the question: Aside from clear signage, how will the gun-free zones be enforced? NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said that "if there is reasonable suspicion to believe that someone is carrying a firearm, our officers will take action." But that doesn't come without its difficulties, as even those in favor of the bill acknowledge. In New York state, we will continue leading the way forward and implementing common-sense gun safety legislation." "I refuse to surrender my right as governor to protect New Yorkers from gun violence or any other form of harm.
"In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down New York’s century-old concealed carry law, we took swift and thoughtful action to keep New Yorkers safe," Hochul added. "New York City will defend itself against this decision, and, beginning tomorrow, new eligibility requirements for concealed carry permit applicants and restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons in ‘sensitive locations,’ like Times Square, take effect." Supreme Court’s Bruen decision was the shot heard round the world that took dead aim at the safety of all New Yorkers," Adams, a former police officer, said in a statement Wednesday. Have questions? An FAQ website launches in New York City on Thursday to answer them, Adams said, so stay tuned.
#MAP OF NEW YORK CITY TIME SQUARE AREA LICENSE#
Th e law also will require concealed carry license applicants to meet revised eligibility requirements and complete a state-regulated firearms training course. The "sensitive locations" are just one component of it. Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday the city would also launch a comprehensive outreach plan to educate New Yorkers about the new state law. Right: The boundary of the Times Square “sensitive location” defined under the law, and the locations where signs will be placed. Left: The temporary signage that will be posted around Times Square, starting Thursday, September 1st.
Signage will be posted at other "sensitive locations" in the near future, the city says. Those borders are now set, and New York City is posting temporary signage informing people in Times Square of the new gun law ahead of its official Thursday start. "We don’t need people carrying guns in our subways, we don’t people carrying guns in our schools, we don’t need people carrying guns into our places of worship," Hochul said. And Hochul left defining the boundaries to New York City. Times Square quickly emerged as a hot button of the debate. Kathy Hochul shortly thereafter signed into law, the bill to preserve some firearms limits, especially in "sensitive areas," in the wake of that ruling. The state Legislature overwhelmingly passed, and Democratic Gov. That means Times Square will be a gun-free zone by local law. Supreme Court's s trikedown of the nearly century-old permit restriction in late June, takes effect on Thursday. New York state's new concealed carry law, a bipartisan reaction to the U.S.
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