Supreme Court overturned New York’s licensing scheme for carry permits. The court said that it violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. Legally carrying a gun outside the home cannot be limited to only people who can prove a need for self-defense. This huge 6-3 decision could lead to changes in gun laws in eight other states around the country.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the decision:
We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need.
That is not how the First Amendment works when it comes to unpopular speech or the free exercise of religion... And it is not how the Second Amendment works when it comes to public carry for self defense.
The case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, was about whether the state could require people to show “proper cause” to get a license to carry a gun outside the home. The High Court said no.
Thomas wrote that:
New York’s proper-cause requirement violates the Fourteenth Amendment in that it prevents law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their right to keep and bear arms.
The other states that are currently “may issue” carry permits and will be impacted by this decision are California, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Pres. Biden’s home state of Delaware.
The liberals are already freaking out about this decision for gun rights.
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