sentences:  Robert Levy has stated that the current New York City gun laws are "not much different" from the D.C. ban that has been overturned.The National Rifle Association and other gun-rights advocates have not ruled out suing New York City, especially over the definition of "reasonable regulation".Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge James Francis has said that, prior to "Heller", it would not have been considered unreasonable to require a defendant to surrender a firearm as a condition of pretrial release.