And where do you think you’re going with that!? (Image by Getty)
New York just passed some great, common sense gun reform.
The biggest change in law is a new requirement that anyone seeking to buy a semiautomatic rifle must be at least 21, up from 18, and must first obtain a gun license. Previously, permits were only needed for handguns.
The new laws will also revise the state’s “red flag” statute, which allows courts to temporarily take away guns from people who might be a threat to themselves or others, and require microstamping in new firearms.
Now, healthcare professionals and others will be able to file “red flag” risk orders if someone is a threat and police will be required to seek an order if credible information is provided.
The package also includes measures prohibiting the sale and purchase of body armor for anyone not in law enforcement and closing the “any other weapon” loophole that allowed the sale of certain firearms that would otherwise be banned under existing state law.
A new task force will also be added to the state attorney general’s office to “study and investigate the role of social media companies in promoting and facilitating violent extremism and domestic terrorism.”
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Overall, I think that this is great. I will say that prohibiting the sale and purchase of body armor for anyone who isn’t in law enforcement strikes me as against the spirit of the 2nd Amendment, and I say that as someone who wrote this two weeks ago. In D.C. v. Heller, Scalia and them held that the “Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.” That I get and understand.
Can't fault you for being honest. It is better than people who say they have guns for that reason but also have backtheblue/don't tread on me/take my gun over my dead body stickers. I don't think they realize the people that will take their guns ARE the police.
— Williamswrites (@WritesForRent) June 2, 2022
Despite being a guy who generally doesn’t give 3/5ths of a damn what slave owners think or thought, there is no way that The Founders™ intended for citizens to be able to shoot down home invaders or agents of a government gone tyrannical, but would draw the line at homeowners buying protective gear to assist with their traditionally lawful gun use. Even the Dark Souls pvpers who rage when someone drinks Estus don’t complain about their enemies wearing armor. Unless its Havel’s, but I digress. I know they say that the best defense is a good offense, but without further explanation it seems like this law doth protest too much.
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good now no one will die from “mass bulletproof vestings”
— rpjpaints (@rpjpaints) June 3, 2022
What do you think — am I off base? If I’m the only one who sees an issue with a right to bear arms that mandates bare torsos, please reach out to me at [email protected]. I’d love to hear what other people think about this.
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.