US Supreme Court expands gun rights, striking New York limits 6:3, wonderful!
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the majority that the Constitution protects “an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home.”
“In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public.
The justices’ 6-3 decision follows a series of recent mass shootings and is expected to ultimately allow more people to legally carry guns on the streets of the nation’s largest cities — including New York, Los Angeles and Boston — and elsewhere. About a quarter of the U.S. population live in states expected to be affected by the ruling, the high court’s first major gun decision in more than a decade.”
Wow! So this means I don't have to renew my concealed carry permit? I can actually exercise my 2nd Amendment rights with "permission" of the State of California?
Judge Alito excoriates the dissenting opinion in his defense of the decision; see page 70. And if you read the first few paragraphs of the dissenting opinion, page 84 onwards, you'll see what he's talking about. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-843_7j80.pdf Reading the opinion, i feel like it reflects much of what we're seeing in society today, moral foundations vs how the wind is blowing today. A fundamental right to free speech vs protecting only those who share your opinion. Sex based on mobile or stationary gametes vs how i feel. Truth vs my truth.