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Gun permit process in NY could include social media check

By MARINA VILLENEUVE
Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers want to require people applying for a handgun license to turn over a list of their social media accounts so officials can verify their “character and conduct.” That’s under a bill headed toward passage Friday in the state Legislature. The provision was part of a proposed redesign of the state’s firearms licensing laws after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down rules limiting who could get a permit to carry a handgun outside their home. A bill advanced by Democratic leaders would eliminate the most strict barriers, but also impose new requirements for applicants. Gun rights advocates called the idea of a social media review “unconstitutional.”

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