9/21/2021
NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION V. BRUEN THREATENS TO ELIMINATE LAWS REGULATING GUNS IN PUBLIC PLACES
WASHINGTON — Late Monday, the League of Women Voters of the United States, along with the Leagues of Women Voters of New York and Florida, filed an amicus brief in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, a US Supreme Court case examining New York laws regulating the right of individuals to carry guns in public places. The Leagues join this case in support of current New York laws requiring New Yorkers to show proper cause before allowing them to carry concealed weapons in certain public places, including polling places. Without such restrictions, the threat of intimidation at polling places, during registration, and as votes are counted could imperil the electoral process.