The Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have the right to carry guns in public. This is a significant expansion of gun rights.
Judge's 6-3 decision follows a recent series ofmass shootings, and ultimately more people are the largest in the United States. It is expected that you will be able to legally carry a gun on the streets of the city. Includes New York, Los Angeles, Boston, etc. About a quarter of the USpopulation lives in states that are expected to be affected by this ruling. This is the first major gun decision in more than a decade by the High Court.
Following recent mass shootings in Texas, New York, and California, Congress has been actively working on gun control and has been sentenced.
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Judge Clarence Thomas writes: For the majority of the Constitution protecting "the individual's right to carry a pistol for self-defense outside the home."
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Judges, in their decision, license people to carry guns in public. The judge said this requirement violated the right of Article 2 of the Constitutional Amendment to "retain the right to arm."
California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island all have similar laws. The Biden administration urged judges to uphold New York law.
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Mothers who lost their sons to gun violence oppose gun control laws and defend them. States to be "delusional" In opposition with the addition of his generous colleagues So Judge Stephen Breyer focused on the sacrifice of gun violence. "Since the beginning of this year alone (2022), 277 mass shootings have already been reported, with an average of more than one shooting per day," Breyer wrote.
Proponents of New York law claimed that overthrowing it would eventually increase the number of guns on the streets and increase the incidence of violent crimes. This decision is made when there is a new surge in gun violence that has already increased during the coronavirus pandemic.
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In most countries, gun owners have little problem in legally carrying weapons in public. there is not. However, it was difficult to do in a few states with similar laws as Newyork. New York law, which has been in force since 1913, requires that license applicants have a "reasonable reason" to carry a hidden pistol in public, that is, a special need to carry a weapon. It is said that it must be done.
The state has an unlimited license to carry guns anywhere and a limited license to carry weapons only for specific purposes such as hunting and target shooting, or with business establishments. Issuing.
The Supreme Court finally made a major gun decision in 2010. With that decision and the 2008 decision, the judge established the right to keep guns at home for self-defense nationwide. The question in court this time was to take it out of the house.
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