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New York City rolls out new gun-free zones

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New York City is announcing new gun-free zones that will include Times Square and the subway system. The new rules follow the Supreme² Court decision overturning New York's handgun licensing³ law.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

New York City's Times Square is now a gun-free zone. New York made that designation after the Supreme Court struck down the state law that limited carrying guns. The state says it is responding within the terms of the ruling. The court made it harder to prohibit people from carrying weapons, but it allows the state to prohibit guns in certain places. Here's Matt Katz from our member station WNYC.

MATT KATZ, BYLINE⁴: Under the state's old concealed⁵ weapon law, New Yorkers had to prove that they had a specific need, like hunting or self-defense, to carry a gun in public. It was quite restrictive. And in June, the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional, forcing the state to loosen its gun-permitting rules. Yet the court did allow an exception. Going forward, guns could be barred from what it called sensitive places.

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KATHY HOCHUL: These sensitive locations will include schools, colleges, daycares, libraries, restaurants that serve alcohol.

KATZ: At a press conference this week, Governor Kathy Hochul described the provisions of a new law she signed in the wake of the court's ruling. It lists several general locations as sensitive places, plus one specific site - the tourist-packed center of midtown Manhattan, where the billboards⁶ shine bright and the big ball drops on New Year's Eve - Times Square.

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HOCHUL: Supreme Court said you cannot carve out the entire borough⁷ of Manhattan, for example. We did not. We were rational.

KATZ: Rational enough to withstand continued court challenges? Time will tell. City officials have designated the official borders of Times Square quite broadly, over nearly three avenues and 13 blocks, with signs around the perimeter⁸ declaring it a gun-free zone.

Anke Pilz was visiting this week from Germany for the U.S. Open.

ANKE PILZ: Gives me quite a good feeling to know that no guns are allowed here, especially for us foreigners. It's not normal to wear a gun, so we appreciate it.

KATZ: Of course, the gun violence that plagues New York largely stems from weapons obtained and used illegally - without permits - regardless of any posted sign. And it remains⁹ unclear how police can even enforce the new gun-free rule.

New Yorker Joshua McCarthur, who runs a COVID testing booth in Times Square, is skeptical¹⁰.

JOSHUA MCCARTHUR: What stops a kid from coming out here and just, like, start shooting everybody, like, for real, for real?

KATZ: The law creating gun-free zones also establishes new rules for gun permit applicants¹¹. They'll need 16 hours in a classroom and two hours of live firing, plus have their social media accounts subjected to review. If permit holders¹² then visit Times Square, the gun will have to be safely stored and separated from its ammunition¹³.

For NPR News in New York, I'm Matt Katz.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 licensing   

v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A large part of state regulation consists of occupational licensing. 大部分州的管理涉及行业的特许批准。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• That licensing procedures for projects would move faster. 这样的工程批准程序一定会加快。 来自辞典例句

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

6 billboards   

n.广告牌( billboard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Large billboards have disfigured the scenery. 大型告示板已破坏了景色。 来自辞典例句
• Then, put the logo in magazines and on billboards without telling anyone what it means. 接着我们把这个商标刊在杂志和广告看板上，却不跟任何人透漏它的涵意。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年4月号

7 borough   

n.享有自治权的市镇；(英)自治市镇

参考例句：

• He was slated for borough president.他被提名做自治区主席。
• That's what happened to Harry Barritt of London's Bromley borough.住在伦敦的布罗姆利自治市的哈里.巴里特就经历了此事。

8 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

10 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

11 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

12 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

13 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。