New York Governor Kathy Hochul held an extraordinary plenary session to discuss new legislation to coincide with the rulings of the Supreme Court. In this session, the imposition of greater restrictions on carrying weapons in public places was discussed, and the passage of a law guaranteeing the right to abortion within the State of New York was discussed.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said “We’re not going backward,” and also said, “They may think they can change our lives with the stroke of a pen, but we have pens, too.”
gov. Kathy Hochul added on the memory of 4th July she asked the people to remember what was being commemorated “the founding of a great country that cherished the rights of individuals, freedoms, and liberty for all.” Also added
“I am standing here to protect freedom and liberty here in the state of New York,”
The new state gun law prohibits carrying firearms in public places like subways, parks hospitals, stadiums, daycares, and Times Square.
And for private property, it is up to the owner either to allow a firearm or not. And for obtaining the permit to carry a gun the applicant will be required to have 16-hour training on the handling of guns and two hours of firing range training, an interview in person, and a written exam.
In order to amend the abortion law, the process will be a little complicated, as amending the constitution requires a number of steps that may take years, starting with approving the legislation, then calling for a general vote, then returning to the competent body to amend it if it needs an amendment, and then putting it again for a public vote.
Several organizations have begun to express their concern about the rights of some groups that are expected to undergo changes in the coming period, such as the right to same-sex marriage or consensual sexual relations.
Senator Brad Hoylman, a Manhattan Democrat said “We’re playing legislative Whac-a-Mole with the Supreme Court,” “Any time they come up with a bad idea we’ll counter it with legislation at the state level.” also added “Civil liberties are hanging in the balance,”
Robert Ortt, the Republican leader in the Senate said “Instead of addressing the root of the problem and holding violent criminals accountable, Albany politicians are preventing law-abiding New Yorkers, who have undergone permit classes, background checks, and a licensing process from exercising their constitutional right to keep and bear arms,”
Last Thursday, New York repealed the most stringent of laws. on the regulation of carrying a weapon was abandoned, as before the law was repealed, the applicant must prove that his urgent need to carry a weapon.
The next day, the Supreme Court postponed the Roe v. Wade Act to the states, more than fifty years after it was passed
Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the Senate majority leader in New York, said that Democratic leaders were adamant that New York “model what state legislatures all over this nation can do to reaffirm the rights of their residents.”“We didn’t want an open season,” then added, “In the environment that we are in, it is important to make sure that we are creating a process that respects what the Supreme Court has said but allows us to keep New Yorkers as safe as possible.”
The Republicans have expressed their objection to this
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