The Concealed Carry Improvement Act signed by NY Democratic Governor, Kathy Hochul, banned concealed-carry permit holders from carrying weapons into “sensitive locations” that include “places of worship or religious observation”.
In response, many churches and synagogues now rightly fear for their safety and ability to defend against deadly attacks. A group of NY Orthodox Jews are suing the state over the new law, arguing it effectively makes them “sitting ducks”.
A group of Orthodox Jews in New York City are suing the state’s new law banning carrying a firearm in a house of worship and arguing that it essentially makes them “sitting ducks.”
The Jewish congregation in Midwood, Brooklyn, in a suit organized by the New York State Jewish Gun Club in Rockland County, filed the lawsuit on September 29 objecting to the state’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act signed by New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, the New York Post reported.
The legislation banned concealed-carry permit holders from carrying weapons into “sensitive locations” that includes “places of worship or religious observation” which the lawsuit alleges puts Jewish synagogue-goers at risk.
“You are making them sitting ducks,” Ameer Benno, a lawyer representing the group, told the outlet. “It’s not a myth that Jewish houses of worship are targets for hate.”
