N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 4 : Civil Rights — Bill Of Rights — Right to keep and bear arms Date: 23 Sep 2015 TEXT PDF Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237 A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms cannot be infringed. N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 4