Syracuse, N.Y. – New York has agreed to drop a requirement that applicants for concealed carry gun permits list their former and current social media accounts so officials can confirm their “character.”
The move is part of a partial settlement of a lawsuit in federal court in Syracuse challenging aspects of a 2022 state gun safety law known as the Concealed Carry Improvement Act.
Among other things, the law requires applicants for a concealed carry permit to provide a list of their former and current social media accounts from the past three years to “confirm the information regarding the applicants’ character and conduct.”…