Two Federal Appeals Courts Put Limits on Gun Rights » by NewsWatch on December 2nd, 2012 Permalink By LARRY BODINE Editor in Chief/Lawyers.comLarry Bodine Militant gun advocates and firearms industry lobbies will be surprised to learn that there are indeed limits on the Second Amendment right to bear arms, and that there is no fundamental right to carry handguns in public. New York can require applicants for concealed-carry gun license to articulate a need for self-protection distinguishable from that of the general community, as the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled on November 27. Kachalsky v. City of Westchester,...