Our lawyers are experienced in handling virtually all legal issues pertaining to New York firearms licensing, possession of firearms, sale of firearms. 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. Only a person age 21 or older can be granted a permit to purchase and possess a firearm. In Heller and McDonald, we held that the Second and. Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. 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. Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence fights for the laws, policies, and programs proven to save lives. The Supreme Court on Thursday declared for the first time that the US Constitution protects an individual's right to carry a handgun in public for selfdefense.