“At issue for the high court is whether New York may require residents to have a good reason to obtain a license to carry a handgun – a question with ramifications for gun laws nationwide.”
“The Supreme Court hasn’t weighed in on*the Second Amendment in more than a decade. In a pair of cases, one in 2008 and the other in 2010, it affirmed the right*of Americans to possess guns at home*for self-defense. But the court left unanswered questions about carrying those weapons into public places.”
“Robert Nash and Brandon Koch, both of whom live outside Albany, N.Y., applied for conceal-carry handgun licenses. While they were granted licenses, their privileges were limited to carrying guns for back country activities, such as hunting. Koch was also allowed to carry a gun to and from work, according to court documents.”
“They sued the superintendent of the New York State police and the*licensing authority in*Rensselaer County,*asserting the requirement that they show "proper cause" for carrying a gun in public violates*the Second Amendment.*A federal court in New York dismissed their lawsuit in 2018 and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit upheld that decision. Nash and Koch appealed to the Supreme Court in December.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ase-may-turn-centuries-old-debate/6202444001/
Now if the Roberts Court supposedly is guided by originalism, and these State Laws have been in existence for centuries, the ability to regulate guns even longer, some even predating the Second Amendment, how are they going uses history this time?
And if they do side with the defendants, which being most on the bench are there for political reasons they probably will, does that mean one can walk on to an airplane carrying an AR15 or something similar? Would there be any use for security screening anywhere if everyone can legally pack anywhere they want?
“The Supreme Court hasn’t weighed in on*the Second Amendment in more than a decade. In a pair of cases, one in 2008 and the other in 2010, it affirmed the right*of Americans to possess guns at home*for self-defense. But the court left unanswered questions about carrying those weapons into public places.”
“Robert Nash and Brandon Koch, both of whom live outside Albany, N.Y., applied for conceal-carry handgun licenses. While they were granted licenses, their privileges were limited to carrying guns for back country activities, such as hunting. Koch was also allowed to carry a gun to and from work, according to court documents.”
“They sued the superintendent of the New York State police and the*licensing authority in*Rensselaer County,*asserting the requirement that they show "proper cause" for carrying a gun in public violates*the Second Amendment.*A federal court in New York dismissed their lawsuit in 2018 and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit upheld that decision. Nash and Koch appealed to the Supreme Court in December.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ase-may-turn-centuries-old-debate/6202444001/
Now if the Roberts Court supposedly is guided by originalism, and these State Laws have been in existence for centuries, the ability to regulate guns even longer, some even predating the Second Amendment, how are they going uses history this time?
And if they do side with the defendants, which being most on the bench are there for political reasons they probably will, does that mean one can walk on to an airplane carrying an AR15 or something similar? Would there be any use for security screening anywhere if everyone can legally pack anywhere they want?
