The Most Dangerous Branch: A well-regulated militia
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The New York Law
This is a challenge to new york's requirement that an applicant who's seeking an unrestricted license to carry a concealed hand gun has to show proper cause. The statute doesn't define what proper cause is, but new york courts have interpreted it to mean that a person has to demon a special need for self defense above and beyond that of the general community. So i think there 's really two things that are significant about the case. On the substantive point, the new york law is similar to laws on the books in some other large states. If new york get struck down, it could well be that those laws are next on the next on the chopping block. Those of the
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