Some New York businesses welcoming concealed carry holders

When New York’s new concealed carry restrictions take effect on September 1st, most private businesses in the state are going to become “gun-free zones” by default.

Under the legislation approved by lawmakers in the days following the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, virtually all private businesses will be off-limits to legal gun carriers unless they specifically post a sign allowing concealed carry on the premises.

That rule is one of several new restrictions that are being challenged in court, but in the meantime some Second Amendment advocates are doing all they can to encourage businesses to adopt an open-door policy when it comes to concealed carry.