Legal expert says groups are right to cancel historical reenactments over NY gun laws
by Anne McCloy
CBS 6
Friday, September 16th 2022
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NEW YORK STATE (WRGB) — A historical reenactment has been canceled over New York State's new gun laws. Governor Hochul's Office is responding saying these events can go on as planned, but a legal expert says not so fast.
A notice from a Montgomery County group called Fort Klock Historic Restoration says its 'Raid on the Harvest' event in St. Johnsville, NY is being canceled for the weekend of October 1, 2022 because of "New York State ... gun laws which makes anyone who does not adhere to their rules a felon.”
The new gun laws were signed by Governor Kathy Hochul quickly, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York state law that restricted concealed carry permits. The new state laws passed in response make it so that guns are not allowed in "sensitive locations" like public parks, in another effort by state leaders to limit where guns can be carried.
CBS 6’s Anne McCloy spoke to Albany Attorney Paul DerOhannesian who says that also applies to muskets that would be used in reenactments, even if real ammunition isn't being used.
Anne: Are these groups holding these reenactments correct to cancel their events?
A historical reenactment has been canceled over New York State's new gun laws. Governor Hochul's Office is responding saying these events can go on as planned,
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