A coalition of anti-gun groups and state officials joined New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) to mark the 6-month anniversary of the Newtown massacre on Friday, June 14, 2013 on the steps of New York City Hall. Leah Gunn Barrett, NYAGV executive director in a press release statement said 'the New York SAFE Act gives New Yorkers some of the strongest protections against gun violence in the country,' and joined the call for Congress to follow New York's lead and pass background checks. / AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
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A state appeals court Wednesday rejected an attempt by gun-rights groups to block implementation of New York’s gun-control law.
Lead plaintiff Robert Schulz and more than 1,000 plaintiffs from around the state sought an injunction in March against the SAFE Act, the gun-control law enacted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature in January.
A Supreme Court justice in March denied the injunction, and a state appellate court Wednesday in Albany upheld the ruling. The groups could ask the Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, to hear the case, but the court is not required to take it.