Federal Court Blocks New York Social Media Requirement for Concealed Carry Permits

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Key Takeaways​

• A federal court permanently blocked New York from requiring concealed carry permit applicants to submit social media information.
• The state agreed to an injunction preventing enforcement of this requirement under New York Penal Law § 400.00.
• State officials must stop enforcing the social media disclosure requirement and revise the PPB-3 license application form.
• This ruling indicates a shift in New York’s approach to concealed carry applications, ensuring that privacy rights are respected.
• The decision aligns with the Second Amendment, emphasizing that constitutional rights shouldn’t depend on invasive personal information requests.

SYRACUSE, NY – A federal court has moved to permanently block New York from requiring concealed carry permit applicants to submit their social media information.

According to court documents filed in the Northern District of New York, the state agreed to a permanent injunction preventing enforcement of the social media disclosure requirement under New York Penal Law § 400.00(1)(o)(iv). The order applies to the case brought by plaintiffs including Lawrence Sloane.

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[Saltwater60]

I wish it were more but this will be good for my son.

 

[Grimscale]

The decision aligns with the Second Amendment, emphasizing that constitutional rights shouldn’t depend on invasive personal information requests.

Talk about an oxymoron. (no, I don't mean a bleached Democrat politician).

So it's un-Constitutional to require social media information on what is already an un-Constitutional requirement to exercise your Rights?

Make it make sense.

 

[Zerex]

I did not know this was still a thing.

Still, getting 4 persons--not relative, non criminal, to sign that you are competent to own a gun, is pretty difficult for some.

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They watch anyway.

There is an ATF office in almost every Federal Courthouse in NYS..10-12 at least. DEA, too.
NYSP in Marcy, prowl the Internet for target material.

Be circumspect.

 

[Modean]

I did not know this was still a thing.

Still, getting 4 persons--not relative, non criminal, to sign that you are competent to own a gun, is pretty difficult for some.

Is Police Surveillance of Social Media Legal? What You Need to Know | Horn Wright, LLP

Worried about police watching your social media in New York? Learn what’s legal, what isn’t, and how to protect your rights from invasive surveillance.

www.hornwright.com

They watch anyway.

There is an ATF office in almost every Federal Courthouse in NYS..10-12 at least. DEA, too.
NYSP in Marcy, prowl the Internet for target material.

Be circumspect.

It's not even the difficulty, it's the damn principal. If you can pass a NICS check that should be the end of the application process.