New York Attorney General Letitia James asks an appeals court to keep a restrictive gun law in effect.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James asks an appeals court to keep a restrictive gun law in effect.
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New York asks appeals court to keep restrictive gun law in effect after lower court paused enforcement of parts of it

The state of New York on Monday asked an appeals court to allow a restrictive gun law to remain in effect as it appeals a decision by a federal judge that temporarily blocked parts of the measure.