Federal judge blocks parts of New York's new gun law

• U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby lifted restrictions from places including public playgrounds, subways, domestic violence shelters and New York City's Times Square.
• His ruling won't take effect immediately.

The big picture: The judge's ruling is one of the most prominent wins for gun rights groups who have been challenging restrictions since the Supreme Court's June decision that said Americans have a constitutional right to carry weapons, per Reuters.

What they're saying: New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office will appeal the decision.

• "Today's decision comes in the wake of mass shootings and rampant gun violence hurting communities here in New York and across the country," she said in a statement. "While the decision preserves portions of the law, we believe the entire law must be preserved as enacted."

Context: New York passed the new law, which bans guns in many public places, in July after the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a state law that limited who can carry guns in public.