Gun Retailers Rejected by Supreme Court on New York Regulations

The US Supreme Court refused to block new safety and record-keeping requirements that apply to New York gun retailers, letting the provisions stay in effect while a legal fight goes forward.

The justices, without explanation or noted dissent, on Wednesday turned away an emergency request by a group of gun dealers who said their Second Amendment rights are being violated.

The rebuff follows a separate rejection of gun-rights advocates last week in a case over new rules that govern concealed handguns. New York enacted those restrictions, which include a ban on weapons in so-called “sensitive locations,” after the Supreme Court ...