Professor Jacob Charles Quoted in "New York's Ban on Guns in Parks and Other 'Sensitive' Sites Affirmed" -- New York Times

Professor Jacob D. Charles is quoted in the New York Times article, "New York's Ban on Guns in Parks and Other 'Sensitive' Sites Affirmed." The article considers a recent ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that New York can ban the carrying of guns in schools, parks, and other places, and deny firearms to people whom local officials deem dangerous.

Excerpt from "New York's Ban on Guns in Parks and Other 'Sensitive' Sites Affirmed"

Jacob Charles, a Pepperdine University law professor whose work was cited in the ruling, said in an interview that the interpretation would “allow states to have a lot more leeway in enacting gun regulations.”

“It isn’t imposing these strict rules on the historical analysis, like requiring a set number of laws,” he said. “Instead it says courts should look more holistically at the historical tradition.”

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