Louisiana Joins Fight Against NYC’s Draconian Gun Laws

By Tom Knighton

There’s nowhere in the country where it’s more difficult to own a gun that New York City. If you have one, you can’t really take it much of anywhere, and that doesn’t even touch on getting a carry permit. In short, the law-abiding citizens of New York are screwed if they want to own a gun in the Big Apple.

But there’s a lawsuit underway to try and change that, a case that may become the biggest gun rights case since Heller, and the state of Louisiana has just joined the fight.

From a press release announcing the move:

BATON ROUGE, LA – With federal court decisions impacting Louisiana people, regardless of where the lawsuits originate, Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a 17-state coalition against a New York City gun restriction which threatens Second Amendment protections.

In an amicus brief filed today, General Landry’s coalition asks the United States Supreme Court to consider the permitting scheme’s burden on Second Amendment rights, the full extent of those rights, and the applicability of those rights to self-defense outside the home.

“The restrictive policies memorialized in New York City’s ‘premises permit’ scheme unduly burdens the Second Amendment rights held by all Americans,” said General …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms