Second Amendment Roundup: How a Fake Citation Misled Courts to Uphold "Sensitive Place" Gun Bans The Second Circuit’s Misunderstanding of Founding-Era Law on Going Armed Reason · May 6
Second Amendment Roundup: Hawaii's Ban on Firearms on Property Open to the Public In Wolford, the Supreme Court should clarify the facial/as-applied issue. Reason · Jan 16
Second Amendment Roundup: Rug Pulled Out from under Antonyuk Without a Founding-era analogue, late 19th century restrictions don’t count. Reason · Oct 10, 2025
Second Amendment Roundup: Antonyuk's and Koons' Historical Feet of Clay The 2d and 3d Circuits mistook a widely-criticized, private publication for a Founding-era “law.” Reason · Oct 9, 2025
Second Amendment Roundup: New York's "Good Moral Character" Requirement for Gun Permits New York City requires a showing of "good moral character" to be issued a rifle and shotgun permit. In Srour… The post Second Amendment Roundup: New York's "Good Moral Character" Requirement for Gun Permits appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Sep 26, 2024
Second Amendment Roundup: 8th Circuit Rules for 18 to 20-Year-Olds Court relies on Rahimi in support of liberalized gun carry permits. Reason · Jul 23, 2024
Urinalysis Requirement for Gun Carry Permit Likely Unconstitutional So held Nassau County (N.Y.) trial judge James P. McCormack last week in In the Matter of Kamenshchik, applying the Second Circuit's recent decision in Antonyuk v. Chiumento. Antonyuk held (among other things) that "requiring applicants to disclose even pseudonymous names under which they post online imposes an impermissible infringement… Reason · Feb 28, 2024
Second Amendment Roundup: NYC's "Good Moral Character" Requirement Void An official may not deny the right to possess a firearm based on subjective criteria. Reason · Oct 29, 2023
Two Federal Judges Say New York's Presumptive Prohibition of Guns on Private Property Is Unconstitutional The state's ban applies unless the property owner posts a sign allowing firearms or otherwise gives "express consent." Reason · Nov 23, 2022
Preliminary injunction against New York bans on licensed carry Gun Owners of America prevail in Antonyuk v. Hochul Reason · Nov 8, 2022
N.Y. Concealed Carry Restrictions Cut Back, at Least Temporarily, by Court Order Antonyuk v. Hochul, decided today by Judge Glenn Suddaby (N.D.N.Y.), temporarily blocks the following provisions of the New York "Concealed Carry Improvement Act" as to the process for getting a license: the provisions contained in Section 1 of the CCIA requiring "good moral character" EXCEPT to the extent it is… Reason · Oct 6, 2022