March 23, 2026
The Gothamist news site is reporting that New Yorkers applying for concealed carry permits will no longer be required to share their social media accounts with police. That’s according to a settlement proposed in federal court last week. The Gothamist says, that undoes one part of Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2022 gun laws.
Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement that the settlement “protects New York’s nation-leading gun safety laws that require licenses to own a firearm.” She did not say why her office decided to stop pursuing its legal defense of the social media requirement.
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