{"id":1530809,"date":"2022-06-28T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1530809"},"modified":"2022-06-28T15:00:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:00:26","slug":"ny-gov-hochul-orders-special-session-to-consider-new-gun-curbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-hochul-orders-special-session-to-consider-new-gun-curbs\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Gov. Hochul Orders Special Session to Consider New Gun Curbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fny-gov-hochul-orders-special-session-to-consider-new-gun-curbs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1530809&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-kathy-hochul\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> has ordered an extraordinary session of the state legislature to consider new gun control measures, following a Supreme Court decision that struck down the state\u2019s concealed carry gun permitting system as unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>The special session is due to begin in Albany on June 30, Hochul said in a proclamation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-06\/Proclamation_Extraordinary_Session_June_2022.pdf\">pdf<\/a>), with the scope of deliberations to focus on \u201caddressing necessary statutory changes regarding firearm safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hochul\u2019s move comes after the Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/mkt_app\/supreme-court-strikes-down-new-yorks-unconstitutional-concealed-carry-gun-law_4553435.html\">ruled in a 6\u20133 vote<\/a>\u00a0on June 23 that New York\u2019s concealed carry gun laws were unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Supreme Court\u2019s reckless and reprehensible decision to strike down New York\u2019s century-old concealed carry law puts lives at risk here in New York,\u201d Hochul said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The governor added that, since the high court issued its decision, she\u2019s been working \u201caround the clock\u201d to craft gun control legislation in response to the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy number one priority as Governor will always be to keep New Yorkers safe,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p> \u2018Proper Cause\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>The New York gun permit law struck down by the Supreme Court generally required an applicant to demonstrate \u201cproper cause\u201d to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun in public. Applicants met the \u201cproper cause\u201d requirement only if they could prove a \u201cspecial need for self-protection distinguishable from that of the general community,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/case-law.vlex.com\/vid\/75-d-2d-793-623198827\">1980 ruling<\/a> by the Supreme Court of New York in Klenosky v. New York City Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court weighed whether the Empire State\u2019s denial of concealed carry applications violated the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the State of New York issues public-carry licenses only when an applicant demonstrates a special need for self-defense, we conclude that the State\u2019s licensing regime violates the Constitution,\u201d Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the majority opinion (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/21pdf\/20-843_7j80.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p> \u2018Right to Self-Defense\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered an extraordinary session of the state legislature to consider new gun control measures, following a Supreme Court decision that struck down the state\u2019s concealed carry gun permitting system as unconstitutional. 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