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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 york's 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 person's 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 significantly expanding gun rights and expanding the scope of the second amendment for the first time since 20...

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 what's clear, what's entirely clear from today's 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 than it was previously. >> eric ruben, as we look at the difficulties, should we be preparing for ...

-- 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 you're 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 violating the background check rules? of course not. that is exactly how you foster responsibility in ...

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