NY Gun Law Challenge ‘Hard to Believe’ for Appeals Court Judges

Federal judges on Friday cast doubt on an argument from the New York State Firearms Association that its members are burdened by a New York law requiring background checks for every ammunition purchase.

“I find it hard to believe” the law poses a burden on the right to purchase ammunition, Judge Joseph Bianco of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said during oral arguments. The judge added that plaintiffs challenging a gun law have to show it poses a “meaningful burden” before the court can consider whether the law is consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of ...