The Supreme Court confirmed to expand the US’s gun rights on June 24, 2022, arguing Americans have a right to carry “commonly used” firearms in public for personal defense.
A New York law requiring residents to show “proper cause,” or a valid reason, to carry concealed weapons in public was declared to be unlawful by the court.
The three liberal justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Stephen Breyer rejected the majority opinion. As a result of the court’s ruling, states like Massachusetts, Maryland, California, New Jersey, and Hawaii have similar prohibitions that can now be legally challenged. This occurs at a time when there are political disagreements on how to deal with gun violence, which have been made worse by high-profile shootings that occurred last month at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and a primary school in Uvalde, Texas. “Since the start of this year alone, there have already been 277 reported mass shootings – an average of more than one per day,” Justice Breyer said.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees the right to carry a firearm both within the home and in public, continuing a string of decisions that have enlarged gun rights. The conservative six-justice majority on the Supreme Court upheld a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment’s “keep and bear weapons” clause even in the wake of the mass murders in Uvalde and Buffalo. President Biden was disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision, with which both common sense and the Constitution disagree, and that we should be troubled.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) praised the judgment. Robert Nash and Brandon Koch, two New Yorkers who requested concealed carry permits but were denied them despite having licenses for recreational gun ownership, were supported by the gun lobby in their legal battle. In the US, there are more than 390 million civilian gun owners. Over 45,000 Americans perished from gun-related injuries in 2020 alone, including killings and suicides. In 2010, the court made a significant ruling on guns that upheld domestic gun ownership rights across the country. As these legal precedents mount, future Supreme Court judges will find it more challenging to reverse course and read the Constitution to allow for stricter gun control.
A New York law requiring residents to show “proper cause,” or a valid reason, to carry concealed weapons in public was declared to be unlawful by the court.
The three liberal justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Stephen Breyer rejected the majority opinion. As a result of the court’s ruling, states like Massachusetts, Maryland, California, New Jersey, and Hawaii have similar prohibitions that can now be legally challenged. This occurs at a time when there are political disagreements on how to deal with gun violence, which have been made worse by high-profile shootings that occurred last month at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and a primary school in Uvalde, Texas. “Since the start of this year alone, there have already been 277 reported mass shootings – an average of more than one per day,” Justice Breyer said.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees the right to carry a firearm both within the home and in public, continuing a string of decisions that have enlarged gun rights. The conservative six-justice majority on the Supreme Court upheld a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment’s “keep and bear weapons” clause even in the wake of the mass murders in Uvalde and Buffalo. President Biden was disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision, with which both common sense and the Constitution disagree, and that we should be troubled.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) praised the judgment. Robert Nash and Brandon Koch, two New Yorkers who requested concealed carry permits but were denied them despite having licenses for recreational gun ownership, were supported by the gun lobby in their legal battle. In the US, there are more than 390 million civilian gun owners. Over 45,000 Americans perished from gun-related injuries in 2020 alone, including killings and suicides. In 2010, the court made a significant ruling on guns that upheld domestic gun ownership rights across the country. As these legal precedents mount, future Supreme Court judges will find it more challenging to reverse course and read the Constitution to allow for stricter gun control.
