Joshua Solomon is reporting for a Times Union New York's recently enacted law setting requirements for concealed carry of firearms will remain in effect in its entirety after a federal judge issued an "interim administrative stay" on a lower court's order that would have scaled back several of the legislation's key elements. The stay means the law will remain in effect until a three-judge appellate panel can consider the arguments on both sides. State Attorney General Letitia James' office this week appealed the initial restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby. The law has been championed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and other Democrats as a necessary public safety measure and an effective response to the U.S. Supreme Court's summer ruling invalidating the state's previous concealed carry requirements. Suddaby's temporary restraining order would have temporarily halted the requirements that permit applicants must disclose their social media accounts for the previous three years as well as the identities of relatives including spouses who can serve as "character references." They also would not have to sit for in-person interviews with local officials in order to demonstrate their "good moral character." The legal action against the new law was brought by Schenectady County resident Ivan Antonyuk and members of the Second Amendment advocacy group Gun Owners of America. Read the full story in the Times Union.