[Pick] U.S. court says New York Times Square gun ban is unconstitutional

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 The state's plan to ban the possession of firearms in major public places in New York, including Times Square in Manhattan, has been thwarted.

The New York Post reported on the 6th local time that a federal court in Syracuse, New York, ruled that the contents of New York's gun possession laws were unconstitutional and banned the enforcement of the law.

The law, which was promoted by New York Governor Kathy Hocal and came into effect on the 1st of last month, is aimed at making it illegal for anyone to own a firearm in public places such as Times Square in the United States.

Firearm-free facilities designated by this law include health care facilities, libraries, playgrounds, parks, childcare centers, and homeless shelters.

A sign saying 'GUN FREE ZONE' was also put up in Times Square in New York.

However, the court said, "It is unacceptable to ban the possession of a firearm even if it has not been exposed."

He added that although there are historical examples of bans on the possession of firearms at fairs and markets, it was a ban on threatening exposure of firearms.

The court gave Governor Hocal three days to appeal in Manhattan's Federal Court of Appeals.

However, in view of the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court in June also ruled that a New York State law enacted in 1913 that prohibited the public from carrying a pistol outdoors and required a prior license to carry a firearm was unconstitutional. The analysis suggests that it is unlikely that the outcome will change in the Court of Appeal.