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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael R. Sisak

Appeals court keeps New York’s gun restrictions in place, including Times Square and subway ban

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No guns for Elmo, Spider-Man or anyone else in New York’s Times Square — and don’t try sneaking them into the subway, either.

That is the decision Friday from a federal appeals court effectively upholding a New York state law that bars firearms in “sensitive” locations, including the tourist mecca known as “the crossroads of the world," the New York City subway system and commuter trains.

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