A judge has issued a temporary restraining order against New York State’s law that prohibits bringing firearms into synagogues. After a number of people sued the state against the decision. The state of New York argued in court that the plaintiffs did not have standing to file such a claim against the state, but the judge did not accept this argument
Eight days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York State’s “good cause” requirement for concealed weapons in synagogues as unconstitutional, the state passed new laws banning concealed weapon owners from entering a synagogue, or any other place of worship regardless. from which religion
On October 13, two priests filed a lawsuit against the law banning firearms from being brought into the church, saying they “want to exercise their basic right to bear arms for self-defense by carrying concealed weapons in the church in case of attempted murders, as happens quite a bit in the US. The state of New York argued in court that the plaintiffs did not have standing to file such a claim against the state, but the judge did not accept this argument.
District Court Judge John Sinatra wrote in his ruling that “the right to self-defense is just as important in these places.” He ordered New York to immediately cease its law enforcement pending a decision on the prosecutors’ request, the Yeshiva world news website reported.
As you may recall, at the beginning of this month, the New York State Jewish Firearms Club filed a lawsuit against the state for the ban on carrying firearms inside a synagogue or other place of worship. The state has determined that synagogues are included in the category of “sensitive sites” where guns are not allowed.
The club released the following message to the media: “The State of New York wants religious citizens to choose between two rights; the right to practice religion freely as set forth in the First Amendment, and the right to bear firearms as set forth in the Second Amendment. It does not allow religious, law-abiding citizens to practice it- temporarily both religious freedom and the right to bear arms, without labeling them as criminals. This new law infringes on the First Amendment rights of legal gun owners, as well as the Second Amendment rights of religious people.”