On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit struck down a centerpiece of New York's Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA): the so-called "Vampire Rule" that had effectively turned every private business in the state into a no-carry zone by default. The ruling in Christian v. James affirms a 2024 district court decision and is a meaningful win for licensed carriers across the Empire State. What Was the "Vampire Rule"? When the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen

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