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this is the most significant second amendment ruling in more than a decade. in a 6-3 decision, the court struck down new yorks law that places restrictions on concealed handguns . that law was enacted more than a century ago. the majority of the court ruling, the constitution protects a persons right to carry a gun outside the home. jessica schneider is live in washington with these breaking details. jessica, what more was in this decision? >> erica, the supreme court here significantl...

Now. now, there is this, i think, somewhat bizarre concurring opinion by justice kavanaugh where he says, no, no, no, there still is the possibility for some sort of background check rules, but that does seem inconsistent with what the majority holds, even though justice kavanaugh is part of the majority. but whats clear, whats entirely clear from todays opinion is that it is going to be much more difficult for states and localities to regulate any sort of gun possession, gun background checks t...

-- false stats? >> absolutely. in addition to that like with all of these issues it gets very complicated when you get into the specifics of it. when you talk about people who quote unquote evade, you know, background checks, what youre talking about is a neighbor selling his shotgun to his neighbor. well does his neighbor really have to conduct a background check to see whether -- or say, a father who has a son who reaches that important age of maturity where he gets fist first gun? is that vio...

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