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                   No. 20-843

In  the oupremt   Court of the antteb  Otates

NEW  YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION, INC.,
          ROBERT NASH, BRANDON KOCH,

                           Petitioners,

                      V.

KEVIN P. BRUEN, in His Official Capacity as Superinten-
dent of New York State Police, RICHARD J. MCNALLY,
JR., in His Official Capacity as Justice of the New York
Supreme  Court, Third Judicial District, and Licensing
           Officer for Rensselaer County,

                          Respondents.

              ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI
  TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

     BRIEF OF LAMBDA  LEGAL  DEFENSE AND
  EDUCATION FUND, INC., NEW YORK CITY GAY AND
  LESBIAN ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT, PRIDE FUND TO
END GUN VIOLENCE,  GAYS AGAINST GUNS, NATIONAL
    LGBTQ TASK FORCE, EQUALITY CALIFORNIA,
  EQUALITY  FLORIDA, AND EQUALITY NEW  YORK
      FUND AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF
                 RESPONDENTS

OMAR GONZALEZ-PAGAN       ANA C. REYES
RICHARD SAENZ              Counsel ofRecord
LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE      MICHAEL J. MESTITZ
AND EDUCATION FUND, INC.  WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
120 Wall Street, 19th Floor 725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
New  York, NY 10005        Washington, DC 20005
                           (202) 434-5000
                           areyes@wc.com