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Denis Slattery

Challenges ahead for NY’s new concealed carry gun laws including a review of social media accounts

ALBANY, N.Y. — Conservative lawmakers are preparing to challenge New York’s recently enacted gun laws in court, arguing rules requiring people to let officials access their social media accounts to assess “character and conduct” are unconstitutional.

State GOP chairman Nick Langworthy and Conservative party head Jerry Kassar jointly vowed to file a suit against the new restrictions.

“We have been working the phones and talking to legal experts to build a coalition and bring a winning case that will stop this law in its tracks,” Langworthy said.

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