to carry a gun. the justices this morning throwing out a new york law that required residents to prove they had a reason to carry a gun outside the home. the ruling was 6-3 with justice clarence thomas writing for the conservative majority. he said the special cause to carry a concealed handgun was a violation of the second amendment right to bear arms. we have more details on this dramatic decision. reporter: the immediate affect is to strike down this gun law in new york. it required people to show proper cause to get a license to carry a concealed handgun in public. it s now struck down similar laws in six other states will also be struck. more consequentially, this decision will also prompt challenges to all kinds of gun laws across the country. and that s because this decision is really changing the framework on how judges will evaluate gun laws moving forward, and this conservative court is saying for the first time that the constitution guarantees the right to carry
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to carry a gun. the justices this morning throwing out a new york law that required residents to prove they had a reason to carry a gun outside the home. the ruling was 6-3 with justice clarence thomas writing for the conservative majority. he said the special cause to carry a concealed handgun was a violation of the second amendment right to bear arms. we have more details on this dramatic decision. reporter: the immediate affect is to strike down this gun law in new york. it required people to show proper cause to get a license to carry a concealed handgun in public. it s now struck down similar laws in six other states will also be struck. more consequentially, this decision will also prompt challenges to all kinds of gun laws across the country. and that s because this decision is really changing the framework on how judges will evaluate gun laws moving forward, and this conservative court is saying for the first time that the
written in the 18 th century. justice briar trying to say this is the 21 st century. we have a lot of things going on. let s go through it. justice briar writes this. the primary difference between the court s view and mine is that i believe the amendment allows states to take account of the serious problems posed by gun violence. i fear the court s interpretation ignores these significant dangers and leaves states without the ability to address them. that s justice briar. he s on the side that lost. justice alito says why do they think it s relevant to recount the mass shootings that have occurred and how do they account that one of them took place in buffalo, the new york law at issue in this case did not stop that perpetrator. it s a fascinating debate about whether the court should take into account changes in technology, changes in culture, changes in just about everything. and the conservatives are saying no. right. well, so this opinion is just i think the perfect example that
historical part or in the constitution is assault weapons. in the senate bill, they re not including assault weapons. if i was on the side of the gun safety advocates or the states looking to how they can regulate, that s where i would be looking. let s get more important perspective. we have the author of the positive second amendment . sir, grateful for your time. the last big supreme court on guns rights issues, helle re. this decision says read the text. i m going to read the second amendment. it s brief. a well regulated militia being necessary to the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. by that language, and this decision today, can i carry a gun to work? can i carry a gun on a plane? well, this is the issue which the court says it s just not only just the text, but the text, history, and tradition. the text alone isn t going to