New York’s ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law Upheld by State Court

A New York court upheld the state’s “red flag” law that allows police to temporarily confiscate firearms of individuals deemed a threat after the law’s constitutionality was challenged. The unanimous ruling was handed down last week by the New York Supreme Court Second Appellate Department, overturning a lower court’s ruling that found the law to be unconstitutional. The top court found that the law, signed by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2019, doesn’t run afoul of the Constitution’s Second Amendment. “This regulation is consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation in keeping dangerous individuals from carrying guns and, therefore, is presumptively lawful,” the court ruled....