For legal gun owners seeking to conceal carry, NY lawmakers adopted new restrictions on Friday. In response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that determined sections of New York's concealed carry statute were unconstitutional, Democrats in the New York State Legislature on Friday passed a slew of new restrictions affecting legal gun owners. Democrats hold a supermajority in the legislature. The bill was considered at an extraordinary session of the legislature called by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. The language in the bill more clearly defines the parameters under which you can get a concealed carry permit, and makes it a longer and more difficult process to acquire one. In addition, legal gun owners seeking concealed carry permits face not only increased scrutiny, but they also increased limitations as to where they may carry, and they must demonstrate knowledge and proficiency of their weapons, not unlike those seeking a driver's license, who must pass both a written exam and a road test. Republican members of the State Legislature say the new measures will make New York a more dangerous place by punishing law abiding citizens while taking no measures against criminals who will pay no regard to the laws enacted. The Supreme Court struck down New York's requirement that legal gun owners demonstrate proper cause, or a "need," to conceal carry outside their homes, primarily because New York didn't define proper cause, making the determination arbitrary. In addition, the Supreme Court found the New York law violated an ordinary citizen's right to arm themselves in public for self-defense. https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/politics/ny-lawmakers-adopt-new-restrictions-for-legal-gun-owners-seeking-to-conceal-carry/71-3095a097-2212-45ac-b44b-25e0bf31ab49