Gazzola v. Hochul

  1. December 11, 2023

    2nd Circ. Won't Upend NY New Firearms Sales Laws

    The Second Circuit has rejected an appeal by gun shop owners to block New York laws creating new regulations for gun owners and requiring background checks for the sale of ammunition, saying they've failed to show how the laws will restrict buyers' rights to acquire firearms.

  2. September 14, 2023

    Justice Thomas Picked In NY Gun Background Check Appeal

    After U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor rejected an emergency appeal lodged by New York gun shops challenging a new background check system for gun license applicants, the stores used an obscure rule to lodge a final appeal to Justice Clarence Thomas, who penned the pro-gun rights decision in Bruen.

  3. September 12, 2023

    Sotomayor Won't Halt NY's Gun Background Check Change

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal lodged by New York gun owners asking to stop implementation of a new background check system for gun license applicants that will have state police take over the program from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

  4. September 11, 2023

    Justice Asked To Halt NY's Gun Background Check Change

    New York gun shop owners on Monday asked U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to prevent the Empire State from implementing a new background check system for gun license applicants, saying state police are not prepared to take over the system from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.