Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting New York Law Banning Guns in Places of Worship
Coalition Argues That States have Authority to Protect Sensitive Places from Gun Violence
(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that enjoined New York’s prohibition on carrying firearms in places of worship and religious observation.
In an amicus brief, Attorney General Tong and the coalition argue that the prohibition is consistent with U.S. Supreme Court precedent and with a long tradition of