Plaintiff Leslie Leman is a U.S. citizen and resident of New York, residing in Greene County and is a member of Gun Owners of America, Inc.  See Declaration of Leslie Leman, Plaintiff Leman is a law-abiding person and currently possesses an unrestricted New York carry permit since 2012.  He is eligible to possess and carry firearms in the State of New York, and has met all qualifications for licensure, including having good moral character.  

SYRACUSE, NY - Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) and Gun Owners of America (GOA) have filed a new lawsuit challenging New York's Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA) in the Northern District of New York.  

Plaintiff Lawrence Sloane is a U.S. citizen, a resident of New York, lives in Onondaga County, and is a member of Gun Owners of America and thus, is one of the individuals whose interests were represented by the organizational plaintiffs in Antonyuk v. Bruen.  

Plaintiff Pastor Joseph Mann is a U.S. citizen and a resident of New York, resides in Oswego County, and is a member of Gun Owners of America, Inc.   Pastor Mann is the pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Parish, New York.  

Pastor Mann has possessed a New York “employment” carry permit since 2014, and is eligible to possess firearms in the State of New York and has met all qualifications for licensure, including good moral character. 

About Alfred Terrille

Plaintiff Alfred “Al” Terrille is a U.S. citizen, resident of New York, and lives in Albany County.  He is a member of Gun Owners of America, Inc., and one of the individuals whose interests were represented by the organizational plaintiffs in Antonyuk v. Bruen.   

Plaintiff Corey Johnson is a U.S. citizen, resident of New York, and resides in Onondaga County.  Plaintiff Johnson is a member of Gun Owners of America, Inc., and therefore, one of the individuals whose interests were represented by the organizational plaintiffs in Antonyuk v. Bruen.

Plaintiff Johnson has maintained an unrestricted New York carry permit since 2019 and is eligible to possess and carry firearms in the State of New York.  Because he has a permit, he has met all the qualifications for licensure, including having good moral character.  

Plaintiff Ivan Antonyuk is an adult male citizen of the State of New York, residing in Schenectady County within this district, a citizen of the United States, and a member of Gun Owners of America, Inc.  He is a law-abiding person, and has no disqualification under state or federal law which would prohibit him from possessing a firearm.