The legal challenge was organized by the New York State Jewish Gun Club in Rockland County.
“You are making them sitting ducks,” said lawyer Ameer Benno. “It’s not a myth that Jewish houses of worship are targets for hate.”
The Concealed Carry Improvement Act banned concealed-carry permit holders from bringing weapons into “sensitive locations,” including “places of worship or religious observation.”The law passed swiftly after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in June overturning New York State’s long-standing requirement that concealed-carry permit applicants show “proper cause” to get a permit.
“We’ve had people say they will not attend because we no longer have an armed security guard,” Goldstein said, referring to himself. “We’re a small, tight knit group, and to lose people, it takes a toll on the entire community.”