Adams’ bill prohibits firearms in Times Square, where nearly 360,000 people pass through each day on a typical year.
a Washington D.C. law banning handguns, although former Justice Antonin Scalia said in his majority opinion the ruling should not “cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms,” including laws forbidding open carry in sensitive places “such as schools and government buildings.”In addition to schools, hospitals and public transportation, the state’s blocked gun law also applied to airports, bars, courthouses, polling places, rallies, houses of worship and stadiums.
in August, Suddaby said parts of the law are unconstitutional, but dismissed the case, arguing plaintiffs did not have legal standing because the law had not yet gone into effect.“Millions of New Yorkers and tourists flock to Times Square to see Broadway shows, enjoy a good meal and take photos of the neon billboards, and we will not allow them to live in fear or distrust that someone is walking around with a gun ready to harm them,” Adams said.1,052.
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