Knight v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · No. 24-977
⚖️Procedural — no merits ruling
decided entirely on Article III standing; no merits ruling on either regulation
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What the court held
A would-be New York City gun dealer challenged two city rules: a limit of one firearm purchase every ninety days and a requirement that dealer-license applicants maintain a brick-and-mortar place of business in the city. The Second Circuit affirmed dismissal of the ninety-day claims because he alleged no personal injury from that rule, but held he plausibly alleged standing to challenge the place-of-business requirement given his credible risk of prosecution for unlicensed dealing and the redressability of that risk. It vacated that portion of the dismissal and remanded for the district court to reach the merits in the first instance.
Summarized from the court's opinion.
What this case is about
New York City regulations on the purchase and sale of firearms
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Key Dates
- 2026-01-13 — Decided
- 2025-12-08 — Argued
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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