New York's Attorney General, Leticia James, has appealed the decision and asked the court to allow the law to stay in effect pending that appeal. This comes before the backdrop of a governor's race, which as you reported earlier this week has significantly tightened. incumbent Kathy Hochl says this is actually a tough on crime measure that will lower gun violence. But it doesn't really address the kind of street crime that New Yorkers are most worried about.