prosecutor in new york, and senior fbi official chuck rosenberg. pete, for those just joining us, walk us through this decision and what it means for americans. this is the first time in american history that the supreme court has ever said what part of the second amendment means when it talks about the right to keep and to bear arms. 14 years ago, in a decision here involving a gun owner here in washington, d.c., the court said the key part it protects the right to keep a gun at home for self-defense. now the court has said that the and bear arms part extends the second amendment outside the home. the new york law said that you can get a license to get a concealed carry permit, only if you can show some heightened or special need. basically, what the supreme court says today is, that turns a constitutional right into something that you have to qualify for, and that s not how the constitution works. this will affect new york and it will affect half a dozen other states th
sixth amendment right to confront your accuser in court and you don t have to do it to exercise your second amendment rights either. the law in new york new york is a state that doesn t allow the open carry of firearms in public. the only way you can carry a firearm in public is to get a concealed carry permit. in order do that, you had to go to the sheriff and demonstrate some special need. it wasn t enough to say you want it for self-defense or you live in a high crime area or you have some need like that. you had to show why you as opposed to many other people should get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. the supreme court said today, that violates the second amendment. that s a restriction the second amendment doesn t permit. the unanswered questions are, first of all what about sensitive areas? will local governments have the ability to red line those and say, yes, you can get a concealed carry permit, but you can t carry your gun into these sensitive places? the su
the january 6 public hearing focusing today on donald trump s pressure against the justice department to support his false claim of a rigged election. first, big breaking news. a landmark 6-3 supreme court ruling today upholding the right to carry guns outside the home, except in undefined sensitive areas, invalidating gun safety laws in new york state and seven other states, even as the senate was set to move forward today toward passing the first gun safety law in nearly 30 years. let s talk about this major gun decision with justice correspondent pete williams joining us. pete, take us through it. this 6-3 decision is written by perhaps the court s most strongly the most strong advocate for gun rights, clarence thomas. what he says is, you don t have to show some special need to exercise your first amendment right of free speech or your