Chwick v. Mulvey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Belen, J.
This Court is called upon to resolve two issues. The first is whether a Nassau County ordinance that bans “deceptively colored” handguns is preempted by state law. The second is whether the ordinance violates the appellants’ rights under New York’s Civil Rights Law. We need to consider the second question only if the first question is answered in the negative.
The principal issue on appeal is whether a Nassau County ordinance (County of Nassau, Miscellaneous Laws, tit 69 [Local Law No. 5-2008]) (hereinafter the ordinance), which bans the possession of “deceptively…
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