New York Statutes

§ 4 — Right to keep and bear arms

New York § 4
JurisdictionNew York
Law CVRCivil Rights
Art. 2Bill of Rights

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N.Y. Civil Rights § 4 (2026).

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§ 4. Right to keep and bear arms. A well regulated militia being\nnecessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to\nkeep and bear arms cannot be infringed.\n

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