Heller case - impact on required trigger lock laws

[rajb123]

After a comment in the "Ted Nugent" thread on THR yesterday dealing with the NRA's lack of commitment to fighting bad gun control laws, I did some research on the 2008 Heller case which was cited as an example of their good work.

One of the Supreme's rulings in the Heller case found that the law in DC on required gun locks was not constitutional.

I have a friend who lives in Westchester county NY, and there is a requirement to trigger lock (or case lock) all guns in the home and this legislation has been on the books since 2000. I searched the Internet for recent developments on the law hoping that it would have been taken off the books as a result of the Heller rulling in 2008.

As far as I can tell, this law in Westchester county NY is still in force.

How is that possible?

Thanks...

 

[brboyer]

An individual adversely impacted the law will have to get a lawyer to challenge the law in court and have it removed.

Or of course the state/local government can remove it on their own.

 

[Scimmia]

As far as I can tell, this law in Westchester county NY is still in force.

How is that possible?

One, because Heller was held by many to only affect Washington DC until the McDonald case.

Two, the courts move slowly.

Three, the NRA and SAF can only do so much at a time. They can't file suit against every unjust 2A law at once, they simply don't have the plaintiffs, manpower, or finances.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

Laws requiring a firearm under a person's direct control to be locked and unavailable for use for self defense is what was rejected by SCOTUS.

A law requiring unattended firearms to be locked against unauthorized access would probably pass muster. (But in my not so humble opinion is almost as intrusive as a law requiring one to wipe from front to back, especially with the felony penalties anti-gunners like to tack on all these rule and regs.)

 

[rajb123]

I believe the law in Westchester NY requires locks when the owner is not attending them (e.g., is not at home).

How does this differ from Heller and the DC law?

Thanks.