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Most of the Second Amendment community is thrilled that the Supreme Court has granted cert in
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Corlett and will be delving into the issue of the right to bear arms in public for self-defense. Jason Ouimet of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action says the organization is “confident that the Court will tell New York and the other states that our Second Amendment right to defend ourselves is fundamental, and doesn’t vanish when we leave our homes,” while the Second Amendment Foundation’s Alan Gottlieb declared that the 2A community has “waited years” for this moment and the Firearms Policy Coalition’s Senior Director of Legal Operations Adam Kraut expressing cautious optimism, calling the cert grant “an encouraging sign.”
SCOTUS agrees to review first-ever gun-carry case
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
Chris Woodward, Billy Davis (OneNewsNow.com)
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After the U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a 2
nd Amendment case on the right to carry a firearm outside the home, a journalist who follows gun-rights issues predicts a major ruling is coming.
The justices announced the court will review a lower-court ruling that upheld New York’s restrictive gun permit law, which means the high court will take up its first 2nd Amendment case since Barack Obama’s first term.
The state of New York was sued by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, which argues the state is violating the 2
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It has been over a decade since the U.S. Supreme Court has taken a Second Amendment case, which has been far too long. That reality was highlighted by Justice Clarence Thomas in 2018 when he chided his fellow justices for failing to take up a gun-rights case, stating, âThe right to keep and bear arms is apparently this Courtâs constitutional orphan.â Furthermore, it wasnât as if there was a dearth of Second Amendment cases demanding the Courtâs attention, especially given the efforts of cities, states, and lower courts to erode the Courtâs own precedents in
Heller and
Keith M. Corlett became the 16th Superintendent of the New York State Police on June 4, 2019. As Superintendent, he commands more than 5,000 troopers, investigators and civilian support staff who provide a full range of policing and public safety services to New Yorkers and other law enforcement agencies across the state.
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Keith M. Corlett, in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of New York State Police, et al.
Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether the State’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.
SAF HAILS HIGH COURT ACCEPTANCE OF NEW YORK SECOND AMENDMENT CASE