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Jennifer Mcdermott
Rhode Island Providence (AP) — A state with strong firearm restrictions in the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the gun control law in New York. Are scrambling to respond Two fronts — understanding the concealment measures they may be allowed to impose while preparing to defend various other gun control policies.
The court's majority statement could now put other state laws at risk, from setting age limits on gun purchases to banning large ammunition magazines. Raised concern that there is.
"The court is basically inviting an open season for our gun control, so I'm hoping to file a full proceeding," said Democrat Matt.・ Pratokin's deputy lawyer said. "These gun laws save lives, so we'll protect them with teeth and nails."
The court ruling on Thursday was in force since 1913 in New York. Demanded that those who specifically overturned the law and apply for a hidden carry permit show a specific need to have a gun in public, such as showing an imminent gun. threat. A conservative majority of courts said it violated Article 2 of the Constitutional Amendment. Article 2 of the Constitutional Amendment interpreted it as protecting the rights of those who carry guns outside their homes for self-defense.
The ruling does not address other laws, but the majority opinion opens the door for gun advocates to challenge them in the future, a legal study at the Johns Hopkins Gun Violence Center. The solution, said director Alex McCourt.
Some state parent firearm groups have said they are planning to do just that.
Chuck Michelle, chairman of the California Rifle Pistol Association, said the group is based on the High Court, which changes the legal standards used to assess whether gun control laws are constitutional. He said he was preparing to expand the legal agenda.
According to Thursday's ruling, the court should only consider whether gun control is consistent with the actual text of Article 2 of the Constitutional Amendment and its historical understanding. Prior to that, judges could also consider the state's social legitimacy for passing gun control legislation.
Michelle stated that this standard affects three prominent laws in California. Legal objections to the state's assault weapons restrictions, ammunition purchase background checks, and bans on online ammunition sales are pending in the Federal Court of Appeals.
"All these laws should be withdrawn under the standards of this new Supreme Court," he said.
The Supreme Court is also considering adopting a California law banning ammunition magazines with more than 10 magazines, and a similar law in New Jersey. He hopes the court may consider those laws under new standards.
The new restrictive situation of gun law outlined in the majority opinion on Thursday is an escape route for states, especially those who may want to impose some restrictions on hidden carry permits. It's not without.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, joined by Judge John Roberts, said the state still asks people to carry a gun and get a license to condition it, such as for background checks and mental health records. Said that it can be requested. You can also limit where guns are allowed. This suggests that states can ban the use of firearms in "sensitive places" such as schools, courthouses and polling stations.
This opens the door to the governors and parliamentarians of six other states with similar concealment practices as Newyork: California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Will be opened.
In California, lawmakers are amending the law to extend the qualifications people have to obtain a hidden carry permit and to define where guns are off limits. The revised bill will be first heard on Tuesday, and lawmakers hope to promptly send Thursday's Supreme Court ruling to Governor Gavin Newsom, who called it shameful.
Other Democratic governors, lawmakers, and state prosecutors have also vowed to defend or amend the gun law.
Most legislatures have finished or have already finished their sessions for the year, so you may have to wait until next year for a response. Rhode Island lawyer Robert Craven will review the proceedings in a New York case to determine if Rhode Island's requirements could be challenged and if it could be remedied by law. Said.
He said that the High Court adopted a strict interpretation of Article 2 of the Constitutional Amendment (right to keep and bear arms is absolute) and banned it from the military, etc. I questioned whether it would apply to the law. Style weapon.
"I see the court heading in that direction," Craven said.
In Hawaii, Democratic Senator Chris Lee decides how else to ensure public safety and keeps guns away from screening, training requirements, and specific public spaces. He said he would consider the method. He said he would be allowed.
"In conclusion, Hawaii is becoming a more dangerous place," said Democratic Senator Karl Rhodes. "Hawaii goes from places where the right to carry in public is an exception to places where the right to carry on the street is an exception. There are no restrictions on the types of firearms."
Gun rights groups in Hawaii and elsewhere praised the ruling. In Maryland, Mark Penak, president of the Gun Rights Group, which challenges the state's cover-up law, said he was "absolutely ecstatic" about the High Court's decision because he could no longer defend the law. Stated.
A Democratic leader in the Maryland State House said he would pass a bill to protect residents while complying with new cases, if necessary.
Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has criticized the court's opinion that the state will limit how the state can deal with the spread of firearms in public, but protects the state's gun control measures. I swore that. He said his administration believed that the state could still regulate who could carry hidden weapons and where they could bring them.
He vowed that his administration would "do everything with our power to protect our inhabitants."
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New York Associated Press writer Bobby Caina Calvan; Mike Catalini in Trenton, NJ. Jennifer Kelleher of Honolulu; Alanna Durkin Richer of Boston; Don Thompson of Sacramento, California. Marina Building Neuve in Albany, NY. Brian Witte of Annapolis, Maryland contributed to this report.