A Nassau County, New York, resident who was rejected for a license to carry a handgun says the denial violates his Second Amendment rights.
Alexander Khaykin sued county and state police officials after his application to purchase a handgun was denied due to several arrests and a poor driving record, according to a complaint filed Friday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
The US Supreme Court in 2022 in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen rejected an interest-balancing test, and said courts must analyze the text of the Second Amendment and consider ...