A federal appeals court issued a major split decision on May 18, 2026, striking down New York’s restrictive private property gun ban while leaving firearm prohibitions in public parks fully intact. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the case Christian v. James resolv ed a high-stakes legal challenge to […] Appeals Court Defangs New York’s ‘Vampire Rule’ But Upholds Gun Ban In Public Parks ...read more read less