Supreme Court , Throws Out , New York Gun Law.
On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court scrapped a New York law requiring individuals to show "proper cause" in order to obtain a license to carry a firearm outside a home.
On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court scrapped a New York law requiring individuals to show "proper cause" in order to obtain a license to carry a firearm outside a home.
'Newsweek' reports that the 100-year-old law was challenged by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association and gun owners Brandon Koch and Robert Nash.
Koch and Nash reportedly argued that they were denied unrestricted gun licenses by the state due to allegedly failing to meet "proper cause" requirements.
All that we decide in this case is that the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding people to carry a gun outside the home for self-defense and that the Sullivan Law, which makes that virtually impossible for most New Yorkers, is unconstitutional, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Justice, via 'Newsweek'.
All that we decide in this case is that the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding people to carry a gun outside the home for self-defense and that the Sullivan Law, which makes that virtually impossible for most New Yorkers, is unconstitutional, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Justice, via 'Newsweek'.
Justice Stephen Breyer, who dissented from the vote, argued that the requirements for citizens to conceal-carry firearms kept people "safe.".
Justice Stephen Breyer, who dissented from the vote, argued that the requirements for citizens to conceal-carry firearms kept people "safe.".
Because I cannot agree with the Court's decision to strike New York's law down without allowing for discovery or the development of any evidentiary record, without considering the State's compelling interest in preventing gun violence and protecting the safety of its citizens, and without considering the potentially deadly consequences of its decision, I respectfully dissent, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Justice, via 'Newsweek'.
Because I cannot agree with the Court's decision to strike New York's law down without allowing for discovery or the development of any evidentiary record, without considering the State's compelling interest in preventing gun violence and protecting the safety of its citizens, and without considering the potentially deadly consequences of its decision, I respectfully dissent, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Justice, via 'Newsweek'.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul reportedly called the Court's ruling , "frightful in its scope." .
The governor added that she will also call upon the state legislature to identify "sensitive locations" to impose new restrictions
