Ok, I don’t get it. Can someone clarify what this ruling is all about? Keep it simple, us old farts have a hard time understanding complicated matters. Thanks.
From what I’ve been hearing, “May Issue,” concealed carry permits are now gone. All states must become, “Shall Issue.”
New York has some of the most onerous pistol permit laws in the country. Permits are issued by the county and are at the discretion of the judge or sheriff. NYC and other very liberal counties required that a citizen had to show ‘proper cause’ why he or she ‘needed’ a concealed carry permit. To say that one wanted a gun for self-defense was not good enough. And many applications are often denied. This ruling states, correctly, that citizens do not have to prove a need to be guaranteed a right enshrined in our Constitution. It means that NY will have to stop this arbitrary denial of rights and should logically mean that pistol permits shall be recognized across all 50 states.
This is a HUGE win for our Constitution. I will listen to Mark Levin tonight to get his analysis of the decision.
Now we wait for the Dobbs ruling.
From what I read, the “two part “permitting system was deemed unconstitutional. They still may require a permit, however, it essentially removes the “May issue“ system. If you apply, pass the background check they have to issue it, they can no longer require you to give a reason to justify your application.