New York’s requirement of at least 18 hours of training to obtain a concealed-carry license is not unconstitutional, according to an unpublished and unsigned opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second District dated Nov. 21.
The opinion is the latest development in a series of legal fights over New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA), which was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Aug. 31, 2022.
According to the opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court has previously found that the Constitution allows states to require training as part of a licensing plan.
“We explained that, in both District of Columbia v. Heller, and [New York State Rifle and Pistol Association vs.] Bruen, the Supreme Court has included firearm training requirements as part of presumptively constitutional shall-issue licensing regimes,” the opinion reads….