New York’s ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law Upheld by State Appellate Court

New York’s “red flag” gun law allowing courts to prohibit people who may be a threat to themselves or others from getting guns was upheld as constitutional by a Brooklyn appellate court.

The ruling, handed down Wednesday by the New York Supreme Court Second Appellate Department, reverses a lower court ruling that had deemed the law unconstitutional. The ruling comes as states move to defend their respective red flag laws in the wake of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, a 2022 US Supreme Court ruling that struck down a portion of New York’s ...