New York Ends Probes of Social Media for Gun Permit Applicants

New York State’s 2022 Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA) is as controversial as it is misnamed, and at least one part of the gun control infrastructure it established is on shaky ground. The law, passed as a middle finger to the U.S. Supreme Court, created several new hoops for concealed carry applicants to jump through. […]

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New York State’s 2022 Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA) is as controversial as it is misnamed, and at least one part of the gun control infrastructure it established is on shaky ground.

The law, passed as a middle finger to the U.S. Supreme Court, created several new hoops for concealed carry applicants to jump through. Part of the requirements was that individuals had to hand over a list of their current and former social media accounts dating back three years.

State officials pored through social media accounts during the application process

However, a settlement is now in place in the Northern District of New York and applies at least to the plaintiffs in the case.

The agreement was filed on Monday and revealed that the state will end enforcement of the invasive application process as it relates to social media. It is the outcome of a series of judicial maneuvers that began shortly after the law’s passage in 2022.

Twice, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the case, remanding the issue to the lower courts for decision. And Monday’s conclusion does not settle the remaining aspects of the case, which will proceed.

New York’s gun control infrastructure anxiously awaits a SCOTUS decision

The CCIA included many more hurdles for the application process, including a ban on all firearms in places of worship. As more of these locations are deemed “soft targets” by terrorists and violent criminals, it has become obvious that armed security is needed to protect worshipers.

In an unusual turn of events, at least for New York, lawmakers quietly eradicated that restriction in 2023.

The invasion of social media privacy is not the only controversial aspect of the New York gun control apparatus under duress. Empire State leaders anxiously await the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Wolford v. Lopez, the case involving Hawaii’s notorious gun control regime.

A regime that mirrors the one oppressing law-abiding gun owners in New York. The CCIA was the first policy in the nation to force the public to get express permission from the owners to carry on private property.

Hawaii soon followed, and a decision on its law is expected in early summer.

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