States brace for fight over gun laws after high court ruling
2 years, 6 months ago

States brace for fight over gun laws after high court ruling

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The court has basically invited open season on our gun laws, and so I expect litigation across the board,” said New Jersey acting Attorney General Matt Platkin, a Democrat. “We’re going to defend our gun laws tooth-and-nail because these gun laws save lives.” The court ruling issued Thursday specifically overturned a New York law that had been in place since 1913 and required that people applying for a concealed carry permit demonstrate a specific need to have a gun in public, such as showing an imminent threat to their safety. The new restrictive landscape for gun laws outlined in Thursday's majority opinion is not without escape routes for states, especially those that may want to impose some limits on concealed carry permits. In Maryland, Mark Pennak, president of a gun rights group challenging that state's concealed carry law, said he's “absolutely ecstatic” about the high court’s decision because there’s “simply no way” the law can be defended any longer.

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Florida lawmakers propose rolling back gun control laws passed after Parkland shooting
1 week, 6 days ago

Florida lawmakers propose rolling back gun control laws passed after Parkland shooting

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican state lawmakers in Florida have filed two bills that would roll back gun control measures passed in the wake of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. After a gunman killed 17 people and injured 17 others at the suburban Broward County high school in 2018, survivors of the Parkland massacre and …

Can Trump Shooting Bring Changes In Gun Laws? What Is The Policy In Pennsylvania Compared To Other US States?
5 months, 1 week ago

Can Trump Shooting Bring Changes In Gun Laws? What Is The Policy In Pennsylvania Compared To Other US States?

News 18  

Donald Trump’s shooting in Pennsylvania on Saturday night by a 20-year-old gun-toting man has again put spotlight on the country’s vexing issue of gun violence. The Recent Gun Cases On November 7, the court heard arguments in United States v. Rahimi, a gun control case involving a Texas man named Zackey Rahimi. The Court invalidated New York State’s limits on …

Gun rights advocates spell out plans if GOP gains control in November
5 months, 1 week ago

Gun rights advocates spell out plans if GOP gains control in November

Raw Story  

Republicans speaking at a concealed carry event on Tuesday, just days after a gunman attempted to kill their presidential nominee, insisted the party won’t change its stance on Second Amendment rights. “And so that is clearly, you know, one of the largest impacts that President Trump had clearly during his first term was a remake of the judiciary.” Florida U.S. …

Pennsylvania can’t stop young adults from openly carrying guns during emergencies, US court rules
11 months ago

Pennsylvania can’t stop young adults from openly carrying guns during emergencies, US court rules

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Young adults in Pennsylvania cannot be arrested for openly carrying guns in public during a declared state of emergency, at least while a court fight over the issue plays out, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. “Our question is whether the commissioner has borne his burden of proving that evidence of founding-era regulations supports Pennsylvania’s restriction on 18-to-20- …

Things to know about a federal judge’s ruling temporarily blocking California’s gun law
1 year ago

Things to know about a federal judge’s ruling temporarily blocking California’s gun law

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democrats running California’s government have passed some of the strictest gun laws in the country, but those efforts to restrict firearm access are increasingly facing successful challenges in court. They’ve gotten a recent boost from the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, which set a new standard for …

Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons
1 year ago

Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for a proposal to make assault-style weapons less deadly. “I’ve got a set of lawmakers that are more likely than not to have a fair debate about guns, gun violence, weapons of war and keeping New Mexicans safe than members of Congress are,” said Lujan Grisham, a …

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control
1 year, 4 months ago

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control

LA Times  

People hold hands at the state Capitol in Nashville before a special session of the Tennessee Legislature on public safety Monday. Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature is meeting in special session this week to consider a package of public safety proposals, including some stemming from a deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school earlier this year. More than half the states have …

Judge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook
1 year, 4 months ago

Judge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark 2013 gun control law, passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, until a gun rights group’s lawsuit against the statute has concluded. U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven ruled the National Association for Gun Rights has not shown that the …

The sun may be out, but guns are not. A lawsuit challenges a new gun ban on Hawaii beaches
1 year, 5 months ago

The sun may be out, but guns are not. A lawsuit challenges a new gun ban on Hawaii beaches

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Before a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year expanded …

The sun may be out, but guns are not. A lawsuit challenges a new gun ban on Hawaii beaches
1 year, 5 months ago

The sun may be out, but guns are not. A lawsuit challenges a new gun ban on Hawaii beaches

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Sun’s out, guns out? Before a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year expanded gun rights nationwide, Hawaii’s county police chiefs made it virtually impossible to carry a gun by rarely issuing permits to do so — either for open carry or concealed carry. “But a lot of these beaches in Hawaii aren’t the beaches people think of when, …

Court temporarily allows part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law to remain in effect
1 year, 6 months ago

Court temporarily allows part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law to remain in effect

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — A federal appeals court has temporarily agreed to keep part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law in effect as court proceedings play out. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted the state attorney general’s request to keep part of the law that bars people from carrying handguns in “sensitive places” in effect. It also denied …

Gun rights supporters sue Connecticut after governor signs bill with open carry ban
1 year, 6 months ago

Gun rights supporters sue Connecticut after governor signs bill with open carry ban

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed the most wide-ranging state gun control bill since a 2013 law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sparking an immediate lawsuit by gun rights supporters seeking to block a ban on open carrying and other parts of the new law. It’s the latest legal fight …

Connecticut governor poised to sign state’s most sweeping gun measure since post-Sandy Hook laws
1 year, 6 months ago

Connecticut governor poised to sign state’s most sweeping gun measure since post-Sandy Hook laws

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — A slate of gun control measures was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk, after an all-night state Senate debate and early morning vote to approve the state’s most wide-ranging gun legislation since the laws that followed the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. He said in a statement that the legislation would “modernize our firearm safety …

Hawaii allows more concealed carry after US Supreme Court ruling, but bans guns in most places
1 year, 6 months ago

Hawaii allows more concealed carry after US Supreme Court ruling, but bans guns in most places

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. The legal overhaul comes in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from last year that expanded gun rights by saying Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. “And so anything that we can do, we should.” Rep. David Tarnas, chair of the House judiciary committee, said lawmakers carefully crafted the measure …

Democrats advance gun-control bills in Pennsylvania House
1 year, 7 months ago

Democrats advance gun-control bills in Pennsylvania House

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Authorities could temporarily seize firearms and background checks would be expanded for gun buyers, under two bills passed Monday in the Pennsylvania House, where Democrats are using their razor-thin majority to push gun-control measures after a yearslong standstill in the politically divided government. “While this is just the first step, by passing these commonsense and responsible gun …

Federal judge blocks part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law
1 year, 7 months ago

Federal judge blocks part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked part of New Jersey’s new handgun carry law that barred weapons from being carried in so-called sensitive places and halted a new insurance mandate the law sought to institute. “What the Second Amendment prohibits the States from doing, and what the State of New Jersey has done here is to ‘prevent …

Despite cracks in Republican gun-rights wall, differences between states widen
1 year, 7 months ago

Despite cracks in Republican gun-rights wall, differences between states widen

Associated Press  

There have been a few cracks in the predictable pattern of Republican-controlled states loosening gun laws while Democratic states tighten them. “We cannot assume that gun safety is not possible in states led by Republicans,” said Allison Anderman, who tracks state legislation for the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which favors more restrictions. PERMITLESS CARRY Among the states …

New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge
1 year, 7 months ago

New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge

Associated Press  

OLYMPIA Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun violence Tuesday, one banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms purchases and one clearing the way for lawsuits against gun makers or sellers in certain cases. “Inaction against gun violence is unacceptable.” White House press secretary …

After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax
1 year, 8 months ago

After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As Nashville residents reeled from a fatal grade school shooting that left six dead, a federal judge quietly cleared the way to drop the minimum age for Tennesseans to carry handguns publicly without a permit to 18 — just two years after a new law set the age at 21. “Let’s not let another preventable tragedy unfold …

States look to remove legal protections for gun industry
1 year, 10 months ago

States look to remove legal protections for gun industry

Associated Press  

DENVER — Mass shootings in America invariably raise questions of fault. While the firearm industry is still largely shielded from liability under federal law, the bill in Colorado would make it easier for victims of gun violence to file civil suits, such as the one lodged against Remington in 2015 — the company that made the rifle used in the …

US: New Jersey ban on firearms at beaches and casinos blocked by judge
1 year, 10 months ago

US: New Jersey ban on firearms at beaches and casinos blocked by judge

Live Mint  

A federal judge on Monday blocked New Jersey's recently enacted bans on carrying guns at beaches or casinos, though she left in place other restrictions passed by the state in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year expanding gun rights nationwide. The order from U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden, New Jersey, came in response …

US Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit
1 year, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit

Firstpost  

New York lawmakers rewrote the state’s handgun laws over the summer after a June Supreme Court ruling invalidated New York’s old system for granting permits to carry handguns outside the home Washington: The Supreme Court is allowing New York to continue to enforce a sweeping new gun law banning guns from “sensitive places” such as schools and playgrounds for now …

Judge halts New Jersey’s stricter gun carry law, for now
1 year, 11 months ago

Judge halts New Jersey’s stricter gun carry law, for now

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — Suggesting that New Jersey’s recent concealed carry law infringes on the public’s Second Amendment rights, a federal judge on Monday put a temporary hold on the legislation drafted after the U.S. Supreme Court expanded gun rights last year. “As Plaintiffs lament, the challenged provisions force a person permitted to carry a firearm in New Jersey to navigate …

New Jersey governor signs bill overhauling gun carry rules
2 years ago

New Jersey governor signs bill overhauling gun carry rules

Associated Press  

SCOTCH PLAINS, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday signed an overhaul to the rules to get a firearm carry permit, legislation that was spurred by this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights. “While we are bound to follow the Supreme Court’s ruling, we are also obligated to do everything we can to make sure guns …

New Jersey lawmakers pass gun carry legislation after ruling
2 years ago

New Jersey lawmakers pass gun carry legislation after ruling

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation overhauling rules to get a firearm carry permit after this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanded gun rights. “Since day one of his administration, Governor Murphy has been vocal about his support for stronger gun safety laws in the state of New Jersey,” Jones said. The legislation scraps …

New Jersey lawmakers rewrite gun carry law after ruling
2 years, 2 months ago

New Jersey lawmakers rewrite gun carry law after ruling

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey lawmakers unveiled new legislation Thursday to rewrite the state’s firearm carry laws after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June expanding gun rights. Scutari echoed that idea, saying the measure struck a balance that permits “constitutionally allowable gun carrying, but not just anywhere you want it to be.” The state’s National Rifle Association affiliate said …

Federal judge halts key parts of New York’s new gun law
2 years, 2 months ago

Federal judge halts key parts of New York’s new gun law

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s latest attempt to restrict who can carry a handgun in public and where firearms can be brought was picked apart Thursday by a federal judge, who ruled that multiple provisions in a state law passed this year are unconstitutional. The state can’t ban people from carrying guns in New York City’s subway system or Times …

New York to restrict gun carrying after Supreme Court ruling
2 years, 3 months ago

New York to restrict gun carrying after Supreme Court ruling

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amid the bright lights and electronic billboards of New York’s Times Square, city authorities are posting signs proclaiming the bustling crossroads a “Gun Free Zone.” The sprawling Manhattan tourist attraction is one of scores of “sensitive” places — including parks, churches and theaters — that will be off-limits for guns under a sweeping new state law going …

After Supreme Court ruling, it’s open season on US gun laws
2 years, 4 months ago

After Supreme Court ruling, it’s open season on US gun laws

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights threatens to upend firearms restrictions across the country as activists wage court battles over everything from bans on AR-15-style guns to age limits. “The gun rights movement has been given a weapon of mass destruction, and it will annihilate approximately 75% of the gun laws eventually,” said Evan Nappen, a New …

Demand surges in Maryland for handguns and carry permits
2 years, 5 months ago

Demand surges in Maryland for handguns and carry permits

Associated Press  

— Demand is surging for concealed carry permits in Maryland in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. The Washington Post reported Friday that Maryland State Police say they’ve received 11 times the usual number of permit applications to carry a gun. Maryland’s Republican governor directed state …

Hogan directs police to suspend Maryland gun carry standard
2 years, 5 months ago

Hogan directs police to suspend Maryland gun carry standard

Associated Press  

Larry Hogan directed the state police Tuesday to suspend the state’s “good and substantial reason” standard for permits to carry handguns after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar New York law last month. Hogan said the New York law pertaining to handguns “is virtually indistinguishable from Maryland law.” As a result, Hogan said he was directing the Maryland …

Murphy signs 7 new bills aimed at tightening NJ gun laws
2 years, 5 months ago

Murphy signs 7 new bills aimed at tightening NJ gun laws

Associated Press  

METUCHEN, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday signed seven new bills into law aimed at curtailing gun violence, including legislation to allow the state attorney general to pursue lawsuits against the firearm industry. New Jersey has among the strictest gun laws in the nation, a major factor explaining few cases of firearm-related violence compared with other states, …

New York moves to ban concealed guns in many places, including Times Square
2 years, 5 months ago

New York moves to ban concealed guns in many places, including Times Square

India Today  

New York lawmakers voted to pass new gun laws on Friday that ban weapons from a long list of "sensitive places," including Times Square, and require people who want a gun license to get more training and submit their social media accounts to government review. "Our state will continue to keep New Yorkers safe from harm, even despite this setback …

Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Thursday that gun cases involving restrictions in Hawaii, California, New Jersey and Maryland deserve a new look following its major decision in a gun case last week. In light of last week’s ruling — which said that Americans have a right to carry a gun outside the home — lower courts should take another …

New York governor: State to limit where guns can be carried
2 years, 5 months ago

New York governor: State to limit where guns can be carried

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York will ban people from carrying firearms into many places of business unless the owners put up a sign explicitly saying guns are welcome, Gov. “Otherwise the presumption will be in the state of New York that they are not.” “We’re going to protect the rights of private property owners allow them to not have to …

California takes aim at Supreme Court’s concealed gun ruling
2 years, 5 months ago

California takes aim at Supreme Court’s concealed gun ruling

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Days after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed more people to carry concealed weapons, California lawmakers on Tuesday moved to limit where firearms may be carried and who can have them, while struggling to stay within the high court’s ruling. “This amendment is not improving California’s concealed carry laws — it’s in defiance of this court opinion,” said …

NY lawmakers to mull post-Supreme Court gun bills next week
2 years, 6 months ago

NY lawmakers to mull post-Supreme Court gun bills next week

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is bringing state lawmakers back on Thursday to consider gun safety legislation in response to the Supreme Court striking down key portions of the state’s licensing law. The court on Thursday overturned the state law that required that people applying for a concealed carry permit demonstrate a specific need to …

Citizens Have Fundamental Right To Carry Guns In Public Rules US Supreme Court, Biden Denounces Decision
2 years, 6 months ago

Citizens Have Fundamental Right To Carry Guns In Public Rules US Supreme Court, Biden Denounces Decision

ABP News  

New Delhi: The US Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, this comes as a landmark decision while cities and states struggle with a surge in gun violence, according to news agency AFP. Weighing down on the decision US President Joe Biden said that the ruling "contradicts both common sense and …

States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps
2 years, 6 months ago

States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps

Associated Press  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public. A rundown of the similar laws in the other states, reaction to the Supreme Court ruling and what could happen next: CALIFORNIA The court’s ruling invalidated the “good cause” requirement in California’s permitting …

California leaders pledge new law to address gun ruling
2 years, 6 months ago

California leaders pledge new law to address gun ruling

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California legislators will consider a new law within days to keep dangerous people from carrying concealed weapons in public, Gov. Newsom in a tweet called the ruling a “dangerous decision from a court hell bent on pushing a radical ideological agenda and infringing on the rights of states to protect our citizens from being gunned down in …

US Supreme Court Expands Gun Rights, Overturns New York Handgun Law
2 years, 6 months ago

US Supreme Court Expands Gun Rights, Overturns New York Handgun Law

The Quint  

Americans have the right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, the United States Supreme Court said Thursday, 23 June. The Supreme Court also struck down a New York gun law, which will not only affect New York but also California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. The law in New York required people to show a specific …

New York officials slam 'shocking' Supreme Court gun ruling
2 years, 6 months ago

New York officials slam 'shocking' Supreme Court gun ruling

Raw Story  

New York officials expressed shock and outrage Thursday at a Supreme Court ruling that strikes down a gun law, warning the move would undermine public safety. New York's governor Kathy Hochul said the decision marked a "dark day" while Big Apple mayor Eric Adams said it "may have opened an additional river feeding the sea of gun violence." Adams, who …

SCOTUS decision in New York concealed carry law is a nightmare for gun control
2 years, 6 months ago

SCOTUS decision in New York concealed carry law is a nightmare for gun control

Slate  

The Supreme Court commenced a revolution in Second Amendment law on Thursday, striking down New York’s strict limits on concealed carry in a maximalist opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas that renders most of the nation’s gun control laws presumptively unconstitutional. The government may only save it from invalidation if it can prove that the regulation “is consistent with this nation’s …

States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps
2 years, 6 months ago

States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Attorney General Rob Bonta told California law enforcement agencies …

'Devastating': Supreme Court blows massive hole in state gun control efforts
2 years, 6 months ago

'Devastating': Supreme Court blows massive hole in state gun control efforts

Raw Story  

In a decision with sweeping and grave implications for gun control laws across the country, the right-wing U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down New York state's restrictions on the concealed carry of firearms in public. Slate legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern warned that the high court's 6-3 decision—penned by Justice Clarence Thomas—"goes so, so far beyond concealed carry." The …

US SC rules Americans have fundamental right to carry firearms in public
2 years, 6 months ago

US SC rules Americans have fundamental right to carry firearms in public

Firstpost  

The 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 United States Washington: The Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry guns in public, a major expansion of gun rights. The justices’ 6-3 decision follows a series of recent …

New York gun law: Supreme Court says Constitution protects right to carry a gun outside the home
2 years, 6 months ago

New York gun law: Supreme Court says Constitution protects right to carry a gun outside the home

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York gun law enacted more than a century ago that places restrictions on carrying a concealed handgun outside the home – an opinion marking the widest expansion of gun rights in a decade. “The majority’s expansion of what the Second Amendment protects will have monumental ramifications far beyond carrying …

New York officials react to the US Supreme Court ruling on handgun law
2 years, 6 months ago

New York officials react to the US Supreme Court ruling on handgun law

CNN  

New York CNN — New York leaders are condemning the US Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to knock down a century-old state law that placed restrictions on carrying a concealed gun outside the home, with Gov. “It is outrageous,” she said on Twitter, “that at a moment of national reckoning on gun violence, the Supreme Court has recklessly struck down a …

Editorial: California gun laws under threat by right-wing Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: California gun laws under threat by right-wing Supreme Court

LA Times  

Hundreds of people participate in a rally during the March for Our Lives against gun violence event in downtown Los Angeles on June 11. California’s long history of promoting public safety by embracing reasonable restrictions on guns is under threat by a Supreme Court thatput its ideology above common-sense efforts to reduce the risk of violence and death. Legislation being …

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