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Posted on 06/25/2026 7:17:36 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Hawaii gun restriction that limits when people can carry firearms on certain private properties open to the public, saying it infringes on the right to bear arms.
On a 6-3 vote, the court invalidated the measure that requires people with concealed carry permits to seek permission from a property owner before entering. It has been dubbed the "vampire rule" because, as in the classic novel "Dracula" and related tales, vampires can only enter someone's home if they are invited in.
The court, often supportive of gun rights, concluded that the provision violates the Constitution's Second Amendment.
The ruling is somewhat limited in its practical impact because most states do not have provisions similar to Hawaii's. In the majority of the country, the law already assumes that people can enter private properties while armed if they have a permit to carry a firearm.
As a result, the ruling will only affect a handful of states that took a similar approach to Hawaii: New York, New Jersey, Maryland and California.
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6-3. Tyranny never sleeps.
Right to keep and bear versus property rights.
I guess there has to be a pecking order.
F’n liar.
It’s only private property....THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Smarten up.
It’s only private property....THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Smarten up.
No, that's not what this case was about. You should do a little reading about it.
There...fixed it.
In my not so humble opinion, if businesses do not want firearms on their property, that is their right as a property owners.
However, it is incumbent on them to say so and not a blanket, overbroad, diktat from government.
We are talking about businesses open to the public, not private homes.
My 2¢
Restaurants, bars, and private businesses open to the public have the legal right to ban guns on their premises. Business owners can prohibit firearms as a condition of entry by communicating their policies through posted signs, written rules, or verbal instructions.
Which I ignore, if I go in at all. Don’t get out much anymore, by choice.
“Tyranny never sleeps.”
Huh?
“Right to keep and bear versus property rights.”
Property rights are not affected.
All a store owner has to do is put up a sign to keep people with firearms out.
It merely switches the presumption from “it’s not OK unless you expressly permit it” to “OK unless you say otherwise.”
For other opinions from today, check here:
“Supreme Court Opinions - [Thursday, June 25, 2026]”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4385372/posts?page=49
Good day for conservatives!
“The Second Amendment cannot give way to ‘the spirit of Aloha.’”
Thank you Justice Alito!
It doesn’t bother me that there were three dissenters. It’s to be expected.
What bothers me is that Republican senators allowed those three to be confirmed in the first place. And that’s especially so with Justice Jackson. She is obviously and truly stupid.
I’m not sure if there’s a dissent from Jackson, though, there usually is, and they’re usually hilarious. (And also a bit frightening).
“seek permission from a property owner”
I don’t know what you think the legal implications of “open to the public” are, but I’m certain you are wrong.
There’s no “pecking order” you jerk.
The owner can still ban all guns from the private property, open to the public, by posting signs and/or advertising the fact that guns are banned.
Now shut up and go away stupid
Correct
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