NYC ‘Good Moral Character’ Gun Permit Rule Unblocked by Court

The Second Circuit on Monday tossed a challenge to a New York City law that allows the police department to deny firearm permits to people who lack “good moral character.”

The decision reverses an October 2023 district court order placing a permanent injunction on the law in response to a challenge brought by New York City resident Joseph Srour who was initially denied and later granted a firearm permit by the New York Police Department.

Srour’s case is moot because he has “been granted the very relief he sought,” and the appeals court lacks jurisdiction to hear the merits, Judge ...