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In September of 1997, as a newly minted officer, the New York City Police Department handed me a Glock 19 and gave me the authority to carry it concealed on the city’s streets. Born and raised in Brooklyn, it felt like an extraordinary privilege. In my rookie days, I would feel it on my hip and had to remind myself I was actually allowed to carry it. I needed it because I had promised to defend the lives of New Yorkers.

The 6 to 3 decision, which is the court’s most significant gun-rights ruling in more than a decade, voided the state’s Sullivan Act, a regulation that limited concealed carry handgun licenses to New Yorkers with specific defense needs.

The court's ruling will allow more Americans to carry guns in public and may wipe out restrictions in Massachusetts, Maryland, California and Hawaii.

The United States Supreme Court is set to rule on a New York case that could have bearing on how gun permits are issued in Massachusetts.

If the Big Apple respected the gun rights of its citizens, then police wouldn't have to work so much overtime, saving millions.