Supreme Court Leaves New York Handgun Restrictions in Force (1)

The US Supreme Court refused to block New York’s new handgun restrictions, leaving in force a ban on firearms in designated “sensitive locations” including buses, parks and stores where the owner doesn’t want weapons.

The justices turned away an emergency request from six Gun Owners of America members who sought to block much of the law while their legal challenge goes forward.

The order came without noted dissent, although Justice Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas issued a statement characterizing the order as a procedural step rather than an assessment of the law’s constitutionality.

The state enacted the measure last year ...