On one side are gun owners, Firearms Policy Coalition, and Armored Republic, arguing that body armor is exactly the type of arms the Second Amendment has always protected: defensive equipment for free citizens.
On the other side are New York Attorney General Letitia James, Brady, Giffords Law Center, and Everytown for Gun Safety, arguing that ordinary Americans can be blocked from buying armor unless they are a special class of citizen.
Heeter v. James is a federal lawsuit challenging New York’s body armor ban in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. AmmoLand previously covered the plaintiffs’ summary-judgment motion, where they argued New York criminalized the purchase and acquisition of defensive gear that falls within the plain text of the Second Amendment. READ MORE AT: https://www.ammoland.com/2026/05/new-york-body-armor-ban-heeter-v-james/?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap