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U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- The Supreme Court of The United States has agreed to hear a case involving the Second Amendment. SCOTUS has been hesitant in taking up Second Amendment cases ever since the District of Columbia v. Heller. That case reaffirmed that the Second Amendment applies to the individual. Up until that point, people like current Vice President Kamala Harris argued that the right to bear arms only applied to a government militia.
Supreme Court to hear case on carrying guns in public
(Erin Schaff | The New York Times) Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021.
By Adam Liptak | The New York Times
| April 26, 2021, 2:52 p.m.
Washington • The Supreme Court said Monday that it would review a New York law that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside the home, setting the stage for its first major Second Amendment case in more than a decade.
The move came in the wake of a recent spate of mass shootings, which were followed by calls from President Joe Biden and other Democrats for stricter restrictions on firearms.
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The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett, a case that could transform the judiciary’s understanding of the Second Amendment and lay waste to many of the nation’s gun laws.
The case involves New York state’s handgun licensing law a law that has been in place since 1913 which requires someone who wishes to carry a handgun in public to demonstrate “proper cause” in order to obtain a license permitting them to do so.
Proper cause can be demonstrated in several ways. Someone who wishes to use a gun for hunting or target practice may obtain a license permitting them to do so, although this type of license can be restricted to only allow the bearer to use their gun for these purposes. People in certain kinds of work may also obtain licenses a storekeeper might be issued a limited license allowing them to keep a gun in their store for protection, for example, or a bank messeng
The Supreme Court will hear a major Second Amendment case that could gut US gun laws Vox.com 1 hr ago Ian Millhiser
The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett, a case that could transform the judiciary’s understanding of the Second Amendment and lay waste to many of the nation’s gun laws.
The case involves New York state’s handgun licensing law a law that has been in place since 1913 which requires someone who wishes to carry a handgun in public to demonstrate “proper cause” in order to obtain a license permitting them to do so.
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