How the Supreme Court could soon drastically expand the right to carry guns

Washington Post via MSN ^ | May 19, 2022 | Amber Phillips

[where's_the_Outrage?]

The conservative majority on the Supreme Court is potentially poised to take down one of the nation’s oldest and most restrictive gun-control laws this summer. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen will be the court’s first major Second Amendment case in more than a decade and happens to be coming amid rising national gun violence and an uptick in gun sales in recent years. What the justices decide could unravel laws across the nation restricting who can carry guns in public.

Here’s what’s happening.

The case: Can New York place severe restrictions on who can carry a gun in public?

For 108 years, New York has said that anyone who wants to carry a gun in public must apply for a license, and he or she must be at least 21, have no criminal record, have “good moral character” and — this is the part really being challenged — a demonstrated need to carry the gun beyond average public safety fears. This is known as “proper cause.”

Two men from Upstate New York challenged the state’s law when they applied to carry a gun at all times but received allowances only for hunting or going to and from work. They sued, arguing the strict law violated their Second Amendment rights to “keep and bear arms.”.....

Gun violence there has doubled in recent years, from their historic lows in the years before the pandemic.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Amazing how the compost fails the mention the doubled gun violence is in cities/states with the most restrictive gun control.

[thegagline]

Do we get to protest outside the homes of the Justices who are against the 2nd Amendment?

[ought-six]

“Amazing how the compost fails the mention the doubled gun violence is in cities/states with the most restrictive gun control.”

That’s because the truth would go against the Democrats’ narrative.

[roving]

We have a FOID card requirement. That needs to go.

[CatOwner]

What the courts giveth, the politicians taketh away.

[Joe Brower]

Ping.

[Hot Tabasco]

Michigan has had unlicensed open carry for almost forever. It was a little known law until approx. 2001 when the state became a CPL shall issue state.

Only on rare occasions do I see individuals exercising their right tho.......

With that being said, I know many seniors who have CPL's and carry.

[kiryandil]

Someone get Amber Phillips a fainting couch, BUT PRONTO!!

[glorgau]

The headline says it is a right to carry guns. What the court is doing is removing limitations and impediments.

[kiryandil]

For 108 years, New York has said that anyone who wants to carry a gun in public must apply for a license, and he or she must be at least 21, have no criminal record, have “good moral character” and — this is the part really being challenged — a demonstrated need to carry the gun beyond average public safety fears. This is known as “proper cause.”

They didn't want People Of Color carrying in New York...

[Yo-Yo]

Gun violence there has doubled in recent years, from their historic lows in the years before the pandemic.

Yet the increase in gun violence has not been perpetrated by concealed carry license holders.

[Seruzawa]

[nonliberal]

Concealed means concealed.

[pierrem15]

We have a FOID card requirement. That needs to go.

Completely unjustifiable infringement since the NICS system was put in place. It exists simply to place impediments in the rights of Illinoisans to defend themselves.

Similarly, the "ghost gun" ban yesterday unconstitutionally interferes with the same right in light of the fact that the policy choice to leave criminals on the street does not mean the legislature can then choose to criminalize law-abiding firearm owners to compensate for their poor choices.

[Yo-Yo]

We have a FOID card requirement. That needs to go.

We have handgun registration. That needs to go, too.

[Fungi]

bingo. Never let the truth get in the way of the agenda.

[PeterPrinciple]

Even though the law has been on the books for so long, it’s at risk of being knocked down now by a newly cemented conservative Supreme Court majority. And depending on how widely the justices rule, they could knock down other state laws like it.

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Concluding paragraph.

depending on how widely the justices rule.............

[SPDSHDW]

Now they don’t want whitey carrying

[Empire_of_Liberty]

The “rising national gun violence” happens to be coming amid national “defund the police” and “catch-and-release” movements among the Left. Go figure.

[Yo-Yo]

Michigan has had unlicensed open carry for almost forever. It was a little known law until approx. 2001 when the state became a CPL shall issue state.

And what came to light was the fact that if you had a CPL, you can OPEN CARRY in all of the places prohibited from concealed carry.

Legal Update No. 86 - State of Michigan

Officers must be aware of the above exemption for valid CPL holders as many of the citizens who openly carry firearms possess valid CPLs. An individual with a valid CPL may carry a nonconcealed firearm in the above listed premises.

So legally, in Michigan if you have a valid CPL you can open carry into bars, sports stadiums, schools, and theaters.