No. 18-280October Term 2019Decided Apr 27, 2020
New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. City of New York
Gun owners challenged a New York City rule that barred them from taking a licensed, locked, and unloaded handgun to a second home or shooting range outside the city, arguing that the restriction was unconstitutional.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 27, 2020
- What it's about
Gun owners challenged a New York City rule that barred them from taking a licensed, locked, and unloaded handgun to a second home or shooting range outside the city, arguing that the restriction was unconstitutional. After New York changed the law and the city amended the rule to allow that transport, the Supreme Court held that the request for declaratory and injunctive relief was moot.
Question presented
Whether the City's ban on transporting a licensed, locked, and unloaded handgun to a home or shooting range outside city limits is consistent with the Second Amendment, the Commerce Clause, and the constitutional right to travel.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / Decision released Apr 27, 2020
- Area
Gun Rights
Timing
Decided April 27, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 27, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 3, 2026
- Method
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