Earlier this evening, I shared a guest post from Professor Rob Leider, who explained that New Yorkers in rural areas may be worse off under the recently-enacted legislation. Here, I'd like to flag some changes made to the permitting process.
Let's start with the good news. New York struck the provision requiring "good cause." The rest of the statute is not-so-good news for gun owners.
First, the bill offers this definition of "good moral character"
