Supreme Court Will Consider Right to Carry Handgun in Public
Apr 26 2021, 8:48 PM
April 26 2021, 7:30 PM
April 26 2021, 8:48 PM
(Bloomberg) The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a major new Second Amendment dispute, agreeing to use a New York case to decide whether the government must let people carry a handgun in public for self-defense.
(Bloomberg) The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a major new Second Amendment dispute, agreeing to use a New York case to decide whether the government must let people carry a handgun in public for self-defense.
With the nation reeling from series of mass shootings, the justices said they will hear an appeal by a National Rifle Association affiliate and two people who say the state is violating their constitutional rights by issuing concealed-carry licenses only to those who can show a special need for protection.
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By Bill Galluccio
Apr 26, 2021
After punting on several Second Amendment cases over the past few years, the Supreme Court has agreed to take up a gun rights case from New York. The case involves a New York state law that requires people who request a concealed carry permit to demonstrate a special need for self-protection distinguishable from that of the general community or of persons engaged in the same profession.
Because New York does not allow people to openly carry handguns, citizens must obtain the permit in order to legally carry their guns outside of their homes.
Paul Clement, a lawyer representing the challengers, said that the law makes it virtually impossible for the ordinary law-abiding citizen to obtain a concealed carry permit in the state.
WASHINGTON
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a major gun-rights claim and decide whether the 2nd Amendment gives law-abiding individuals a right to carry a loaded handgun when they leave home, regardless of local restrictions.
At issue are laws in California, New York and six other states that strictly limit “concealed carry” permits to those who can show they have a “special need” or “good cause” to be armed. In Los Angeles, New York and other cities, these permits are rarely granted.
“The time has come for this court to. reaffirm the citizens’ fundamental right to carry a handgun for self-defense,” Washington attorney Paul D. Clement said in his appeal on behalf of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn.