Supreme Court: NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION,INC., ET AL. v. BRUEN
TLDR;
In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al. v. Bruen, the plaintiffs challenged New York State’s concealed carry permit law, which required applicants to show "proper cause" for carrying a concealed firearm in public. The plaintiffs argued that this law violated their Second Amendment right to bear arms.
The case went before the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The Court held that the "proper cause" requirement was unconstitutional because it effectively barred most law-abiding citizens from exercising their right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.
The Court noted that the Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms for the purpose of self-defense, and that this right extends beyond the home. The Court also emphasized that the government can regulate the manner in which firearms are carried in public, but that such regulations cannot be so restrictive as to effectively eliminate the right to carry arms.
The ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al. v. Bruen is significant because it clarifies the extent of the Second Amendment’s protections for the right to carry firearms in public. However, it does not entirely eliminate the government’s ability to regulate the carrying of firearms in public, as long as such regulations do not infringe on the core Second Amendment right to bear arms for self-defense.