SCOTUS strikes down NYC gun control law
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Supreme Court says Second Amendment guarantees right to carry guns in public
The ruling expands upon a 2008 decision that said the Second Amendment safeguards a person’s right to possess firearms at home for self-protection.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Constitution provides a right to carry a gun outside the home, issuing a major decision on the meaning of the Second Amendment.
The 6-3 ruling was the court’s second important decision on the right to “keep and bear arms.” In a landmark 2008 decision, the court said for the first time that the amendment safeguards a person’s right to possess firearms, although the decision was limited to keeping guns at home for self-defense.
The court has now taken that ruling to the next step after years of ducking the issue and applied the Second Amendment beyond the limits of homeowners’ property.
The case involved a New York law that required showing a special need to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public. The state bans carrying handguns openly, but it allows residents to apply for licenses to carry them concealed.
The law at issue said, however, that permits could be granted only to applicants who demonstrated some special need — a requirement that went beyond a general desire for self-protection.
Gun owners in the state sued, contending that the requirement made it virtually impossible for ordinary citizens to get the necessary license. They argued that the law turned the Second Amendment into a limited privilege, not a constitutional right.
The court agreed with the challengers and struck down the heightened requirement.
The ruling could affect the ability of state and local governments to impose a wide variety of firearms regulations. All states allow carrying concealed guns in public, although many require state-issued permits.
The decision casts doubt on laws similar to New York’s in several other states, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey, which provide local officials with more discretion to deny requests for permits.
More good guys with guns. 
Good. I’ve been waiting for this all my life. Now I can officially live in Jersey.
Then they should let you carry anywhere, court, schools, hospitals, planes. Open this bitch ALLLLL the way. Spirit Airlines shootouts in mid air, all of it.
Notice Coon Clarence mades sure to say it was "sensible" to keep them out of the courthouse. LMAO.
You're free to have them, just not around me.
I think the bad guys are local public officials.I prefer to conceal. I don't want the bad guys to know I got that hammer until it's showtime.
Most laws are treated like bullshit.
PAUZEI prefer to conceal. I don't want the bad guys to know I got that hammer until it's showtime.
Use heater or burner instead.
LOL
Agreed, just like the similar law in California, when I worked in medical cannabis my boss who lived in a rich neighborhood and never transported weed or large sums of cash was able to grease palms and get a concealed carry license through the sheriff, me on the other hand who lived in south central and constantly smelled like I was transporting 20 lbs in my backpack couldn't get a concealed carry license to save my life, It's complete horse shit.
I see no problem wit this
right
I prefer to conceal. I don't want the bad guys to know I got that hammer until it's showtime.
Real knigga shit,
Life is just like poker, never show yo
hand till its time to strike..
I had dudes who told me they went to prison,
and seen dudes get in fights, thinking they won,
only to find out seconds later, they got blood spraying
from their body, cause the dude had a razor and was slicin
them up and they aint even know it, till it was too late...
they hid that shit, till it was time to strike...
I seen a chick get into a fight, tried to pull out some mace,
the other bitch grabbed the mace and sprayed her with it,
she showed her hand waaay too soon bruh...
We know how all this got started in Cali in the first place.
The rules were specifically meant to keep guns out of our hands.
No problem with this whatsoever. The law was bullshit and rooted in racism. It'll be a while before any NY patrons can take advantage of this anyways cuz the backlog of requests is beyond ridiculous. They purposely try to deter you from getting a gun by making the process so long and tedious that you either get frustrated and quit or don't even bother. And that's just for people living outside NYC. In NYC, you had a better chance of seeing hippy Jesus changing water to wine on the subway than getting approved for a firearm.
Pretty much we knew that was coming. Not sure if that automatically filters out to all states with strict carry laws or if there will need to be a case to challenge in each of those states first so the current laws can be overturned using the new ruling.
The recent and last film of the franchise I posted, it took the Purge to a new level.
The ending of the film is where this country is going with guns and violence in relation to this SCOTUS decision.
I'm hopeful my NC conceal carry will gain reciprocity in NY so I can carry up there whenever I wanna go visit fam.
and congress
I don't think you'll see any change in either any time soon. This is gonna stay in litigation for some time on some back n forth shit. Even longer for vendors to get in on it.
lol. You don't need no permit up here mayne. Just make sure when the cops get there there's only one story - yours.
that's nothing new. i don't know of any states that allow carrying in federal buildings unless you're an employee
Once SCOTUS decides though, isn't that pretty much it, unless the city gives it another try with a same but different law?
I think I seen it, I just forgot the ending...
is the television series still going...tho??
Maryland is the smae way. At least it was a few years ago when I was looking at getting one. You need to show a good reason to carry a gun. I thought the law woulc change when we got a republican governor but it didn't.
LOL nah fam I take my permit seriously and act responsibly. It's all too easy to get your gun confiscated and permit suspended/revoked. It's a huge pain in the ass to get them back. Ironically it's even worse in NJ when it comes to that. I know ppl who in law enforcement who are legally allowed to cross state lines with their gun, have their guns confiscated in NJ and took months on top of months on top of months to get it back. The dumbest part bout NJ gun law is that they made hollow points illegal so even if you have a permit to own a gun for self defense, you're not allowed to purchase self defense ammunition.
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