NEW YORK CITY (May 20, 2025) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of its reply brief with the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in its lawsuit challenging New York’s ban on firearm carry in public parks.
FPC’s brief says, “The State’s chief argument in favor of the Ban is, effectively, that it has the right to create ‘new’ types of old [gun ban] spaces, with the difference being that firearms are not allowed under the new rules—but that is precisely the type of change the Second Amendment is designed to prevent, and the State’s argument must be rejected.”
FPC President Brandon Combs said, “New York responded to the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision by doing exactly what the Court said it could not and banned carry in most all public places. New York’s petulance and tyranny should be put to an end by the Second Circuit. We will continue to fight forward and eliminate unconstitutional laws like this so peaceable gun owners can fully exercise their rights when and how they choose.”
Individuals who want to support this case and FPC’s work to eliminate unconstitutional laws across the United States can join the FPC Grassroots Army at JoinFPC.org.
The brief and other key case documents in Christian v. James can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/boron. This appeal is scheduled to be heard at the Second Circuit along with New York’s appeal regarding the private property default-ban rule (“vampire rule”) on June 25, 2025.
FPC is joined in the litigation by one FPC member, Brett Christian, along with the Second Amendment Foundation. The plaintiffs are represented by Nicolas J. Rotsko of Fluet & Associates PLLC., along with David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson, and William V. Bergstrom of Cooper & Kirk, PLLC. FPC thanks FPC Action Foundation for its strategic support of this FPC Law case.
About FPC
Firearms Policy Coalition (firearmspolicy.org), a 501(c)4 nonprofit membership organization, exists to create a world of maximal human liberty, defend constitutional rights, advance individual liberty, and restore freedom. We work to achieve our strategic objectives through litigation, research, scholarly publications, amicus briefing, legislative and regulatory action, grassroots activism, education, outreach, and other programs. Our FPC Law program is the nation’s preeminent legal action initiative focused on restoring the right to keep and bear arms throughout the United States. For more on FPC’s lawsuits and other pro-Second Amendment initiatives, follow FPC on X (Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.
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