New York City's pistol permit law does not infringe on gun owners' Second Amendment rights by restricting the transport of the guns to and from practice ranges approved by the city, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Southern District Judge Robert Sweet (See Profile) also rejected challenges to the permit law on other grounds, such as violations of permit holders' First Amendment rights or their right to travel.

Sweet found plaintiffs in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York, 13-cv-2115, failed to show how the restrictions the city imposes on some 40,000 handgun permit holders impinge on their constitutional rights.