Second Amendment challenges to various New York gun laws have been rejected in recent years. For example, in the 2012 case Kachalsky v.Governor Hochul signed legislation to strengthen New York's gun laws and bolster restrictions on concealed carry weapons. Our lawyers are experienced in handling virtually all legal issues pertaining to New York firearms licensing, possession of firearms, sale of firearms. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. In Heller and McDonald, we held that the Second and. Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. To access required forms, click on the drop-down menu next to your name in the upper-right-hand corner of the screen. New York has the second-strongest gun laws in the country, with one of the lowest rates of gun violence and gun ownership. Only a person age 21 or older can be granted a permit to purchase and possess a firearm.