BREAKING: The Supreme court just decided on the case between gun owners and New York State.
The Gateway Pundit reported moments ago that the Supreme Court would likely rule on numerous cases within the next few days. We were right.
The Supreme court decided moments ago against New York’s law that includes strict rules for concealed carry in the state. Prior to this ruling, the state could decide who it wanted to have this right and who it didn’t. We reported on this case moments ago:
New York requires its residents to obtain a license for lawful possession of a firearm, regardless of whether they plan to keep it at home or take it outside. To obtain a license, a licensing officer must determine whether the applicant is of good moral character, lacks a history of crime or mental illness, and that “no good cause exists for the denial of the license.”
Applicants must also have “proper cause” to lawfully conceal carry a handgun—openly carrying a handgun is entirely banned. New York law leaves “proper cause” undefined, but courts have clarified that this standard means one must “demonstrate a special need for self-protection distinguishable from that of the general community or of persons engaged in the same profession.”
Merely having the “generalized desire” to conceal carry, according to the courts, “does not constitute ‘proper cause.’”
The Supreme Court just ruled on this case.
Today, the Supreme Court decided its Second Amendment case, striking down New York’s strict concealed carry law & establishing the right of law-abiding Americans to carry a loaded gun in public w/out any showing of special need.
— Jake Charles (@JacobDCharles) June 23, 2022
ABC 7 New York reports:
The justices’ 6-3 decision is expected to ultimately allow more people to legally carry guns on the streets of the nation’s largest cities – including New York, Los Angeles and Boston – and elsewhere. About a quarter of the U.S. population lives in states expected to be affected by the ruling, the high court’s first major gun decision in more than a decade.
The ruling comes as Congress is actively working on gun legislation following recent mass shootings in Texas,New York and California.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the majority that the Constitution protects “an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home.”
In their decision, the justices struck down a New York law requiring people to demonstrate a particular need for carrying a gun in order to get a license to carry one in public. The justices said the requirement violates the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”
Update: Per constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley, on Fox today, the same New York group pushed a gun case a few years ago “up to the SC”, and then pulled the case right ahead of the SC taking it, infuriating the justices, especially Justice Thomas.
Justice Thomas spearheaded today’s case, from the same NY anti-guns group, and the decision was released on his birthday!!! Happy Birthday Justice Thomas!!!
This will be likely one of his most impactful cases in his incredible term of service to our nation.
Thank God that President Trump beat Hillary, though she denies it still, as recent as of two days ago, and the three new justices are in place. How different it all could have been.
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