Judge blocks New York restrictions on guns on private property

John Sinatra strikes down key provision, in victory for gun owners challenging state law that went into effect in September

A federal judge has blocked the state of New York from restricting the carrying of guns on private property under a Democratic-backed law adopted in September.

A Tuesday ruling by John Sinatra, a US district judge in Buffalo, struck down a provision in the law that made it a felony for a licensed gun owner to possess a firearm on private property unless the property owner allowed it with a sign or express consent.