Posted on 06/23/2022 2:41:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major expansion of gun rights after a series of mass shootings, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a ruling likely to lead to more people legally armed. The decision came out as Congress and states debate gun-control legislation.
About one-quarter of the U.S. population lives in states expected to be affected by the ruling, which struck down a New York gun law.
Across the street from the court, lawmakers at the Capitol sped toward passage of gun legislation prompted by recent massacres in Texas,New York and California. Senators cleared the way for the measure, modest in scope but still the most far-reaching in decades.
The court’s decision is somewhat out of step with public opinion. About half of the voters in the 2020 presidential election said gun laws in the U.S. should be made more strict, according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of the electorate. An additional one-third said laws should be kept as they are, while only about 1 in 10 said gun laws should be less strict.
In a dissent joined by his liberal colleagues, Justice Stephen Breyer focused on the toll from gun violence.
Since the beginning of this year, “there have already been 277 reported mass shootings — an average of more than one per day,” Breyer wrote. He accused his colleagues in the majority of acting “without considering the potentially deadly consequences” of their decision. He said the ruling would “severely” burden states’ efforts to pass laws “that limit, in various ways, who may purchase, carry, or use firearms of different kinds.”
Several other conservative justices who joined Thomas’ majority opinion also wrote separately to add their views.
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What kind of stupid libtard thinks that if someone is going to kill
Kids at a school they’re going to pay attention to any stupid gun laws?
It’s a victory, but SCOTUS did not “expand” rights.
Upholding a guaranteed right is not “expanding” rights.
About half of the voters in the 2020 presidential election said gun laws in the U.S. should be made more strict
that is the clueless half that doesn’t understand (or care) about the current laws being ignored by these shooters.
““there have already been 277 reported mass shootings — an average of more than one per day,” Breyer wrote.”
What party controls most of the cities in which those shootings occurred?
This is controversial at the same time Canada is moving to make self defense ILLEGAL!
if anything they restored a bit of them.
AP = idiots.
There was no expansion. Just an affirmation of the original wording of the 200+ year old document listing the rights of all human beings . “Bear arms” = yes, yah TWOT, that means the gov’mt can do nothing to keep you from carrying for self defense. Unless you are a criminal (who cannot get a gun in first place) you can carry.
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“What kind of stupid libtard thinks that if someone is going to kill
Kids at a school they’re going to pay attention to any stupid gun laws?”
Your average Democrat.
They did not expand them...They correctly interpreted the Constitution in regards to the Right To Bear Arms.
Thank you, President Trump
Breyer is full of shit.
Due to a lack of good guys with a gun present, Justice Breyer. No would be mass murderer did or would have observed such a law..."Oh, I'm not allowed to take this gun out of my home per the law - I guess I won't be able to commit mass murder after all" simply is not something that occurs in the consideration by an evil person who chooses to carry out this action.
The SCOTUS did no such thing as expand gun rights. They protected Americans’ existing rights granted by God and supposedly protected by government.
States and the DOJ will not comply. Hearing that already. This ruling violates “the governments rights!”. Weaponized government is here.
No, the Supreme Court simply upheld the Second Amendment.
AP would have you believe the country has never been divided before.
Well AP there you go again.
The SECOND AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION SAYS AMERICANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO CARRY FIREARMS, ALONG WITH FEDERALIST 46 FOR ALL OF THOSE CONFUSED BY THE PLACEMENT OF A COMMA.
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