Gun-rights groups filed a preliminary injunction Wednesday to stop New York City from enforcing its century-old requirement that residents show “proper cause” to carry a firearm, in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court ruling that struck down the state’s gun law.
The Second Amendment Foundation, along with the Firearms Policy Coalition Inc. and five private citizens, filed the motion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
“In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling that New York State’s ‘good cause’ mandate is unconstitutional, we felt compelled to file this action because the city’s ‘proper cause’ requirement is just as bad if not worse,” SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M.