New York’s Gun Law Challenged by Trump-Allied Politician (1)

Two political parties and a candidate raced each other to the courthouse, vying to be the first to challenge New York’s new gun law.

Buffalo real estate developer Carl Paladino, who wants to go to Congress, appeared to win that sprint when he filed a lawsuit Monday contending that making private businesses automatically off-limits to concealed weapons violates the US Constitution. Business owners can opt to allow concealed weapons in their establishments under the law, and must post signs saying so.

That section of the law “is one of the most expansive infringements on the constitutional right to bear arms ...