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Federal Judge Blocks N.Y. Gun Law, Finding Much of It Constitutional

A federal judge on Thursday blocked large portions of a new New York gun law, jeopardizing a measure that was passed just three months earlier and underscoring the difficulty that states may face in restricting the public carrying of firearms after a major Supreme Court ruling in June.

In a 53-page order, the judge, Glen T. Suddaby of the Northern District, said he would block the state from enforcing several provisions, writing that New York's attempts to bar guns in a number of places deemed “sensitive”- including museums, theaters, stadiums, Times Square, libraries, places offering services to children and anywhere alcohol is served - appeared impermissible. He based his decision on the June ruling, which struck down a restrictive law that had stood for more than a century.