Posted March 25, 2019 4:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

The state of New York isn’t a friendly place for those who value their ability to defend themselves. They’ve long been a proponent of banning anything that can be considered a weapon, despite the fact that the Second Amendment explicitly says “right to keep and bear arms.” That also includes non-firearm weapons.

One example of how this translates into a distrust of citizens having the ability to defend themselves is a ban on less-lethal devices like stun guns.

However, Friday, a federal court overturned the stun gun ban.

Opponents to the ban aren’t quite celebrating right now, though. Instead, they’re gearing up for a fight they believe is coming with a legislature that they believe will try again.

However, Rochester lawyer specializing in Second Amendment cases says that he expects state lawmakers will come up with new restrictions that will hold up in court.

It doesn’t mean that New York can’t regulate to some degree,” says Bob Brenna, “and they invited the state to absolutely consider doing that, but the outright ban was absolutely against Second Amendment rights.”

In other words, expect more.

It’s telling, though. I mean, the fact that they tried to outright ban stun guns is clear evidence of one inescapable …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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