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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued one of the most significant and pro-Second Amendment decisions in almost two decades. The Justices ruled 6-3 that New York’s concealed carry law was unconstitutional and restrictive. The law stated that in order to carry a concealed handgun, a person needed to show proper cause, or an actual need to carry the weapon.
Experts believe the ruling is significant because similarly restrictive concealed carry laws in blue states are likely to be challenged, as well.
The Raging Patriot previously reported in June:
Roberts and other conservative justices suggested New York’s law goes too far.
In one instance, Roberts asked whether a person seeking a license to carry a gun in public for self-defense has to show a special need to do so, another question suggesting he supports the Second Amendment.
“The idea that you would need a license to exercise a right is unusual with regard to the Bill of Rights,” Roberts said.
Could a football stadium or a college campus be off-limits? What sort of place do you think they could be excluded from? Any place where alcohol is served?” Roberts asked.
“The New York law the court is reviewing has been in place since 1913 and says that to carry a concealed handgun in public for self-defense, a person applying for a license has to demonstrate “proper cause,” an actual need to carry the weapon. Applicants who get a license are either issued an unrestricted license, which gives them broad ability to carry a weapon in public, or a restricted license allowing them to carry a gun in certain circumstances. Those circumstances include hunting or target shooting, when traveling for work, or when in backcountry areas,” KTLA reported.
This Supreme Court decision is just the beginning for overturning many more restrictive gun control laws.
The Conservative Brief reported:
“The Supreme Court said Thursday that gun cases involving restrictions in Hawaii, California, New Jersey and Maryland deserve a new look following its major decision in a gun case last week,” the Western Journal reported Thursday.
“In light of last week’s ruling — which said that Americans have a right to carry a gun outside the home — lower courts should take another look at several cases that had been awaiting action by the high court, the court said. Those cases include ones about high-capacity magazines, an assault weapons ban and a state law that limits who can carry a gun outside the home,” the outlet reported, noting that by sending the cases back to lower courts, these laws will now get a second look under the new standard applied in Thomas’ majority decision.
