Supreme Court strikes New York gun law in major ruling
. On Thursday, senators were expected to clear the way for that measure, modest in scope but still the most far-reaching in decades.
In the opinion itself, 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.”The decision struck down a New York law requiring people to demonstrate a particular need for carrying a gun in order to get a license to carry one in public. The justices said that requirement violates the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.
But Tom King, president of the plaintiff New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, said he was relieved.
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