From: johnny@invalid.net   
      
   By Ronn Blitzer   
   Published June 23, 2022   
      
   The Supreme Court Thursday ruled 6-3 that New York’s regulations that   
   made it difficult to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun were   
   unconstitutionally restrictive, and that it should be easier to obtain   
   such a license.   
      
   The existing standard required an applicant to show "proper cause" for   
   seeking a license, and allowed New York officials to exercise   
   discretion in determining whether a person has shown a good enough   
   reason for needing to carry a firearm. Stating that one wished to   
   protect themselves or their property was not enough.   
      
   "In this case, petitioners and respondents agree that ordinary,   
   law-abiding citizens have a similar right to carry handguns publicly   
   for their self-defense. We too agree, and now hold, consistent with   
   Heller and McDonald, that the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect   
   an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the   
   home," Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the Court's opinion. "Because   
   the State of New York issues public-carry licenses only when an   
   applicant demonstrates a special need for self-defense, we conclude   
   that the State’s licensing regime violates the Constitution."   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-shoots-down-ny-ru   
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   We are very lucky there is a conservative majority on The Supreme   
   Court.  If the liberals were in the majority, firearms would outlawed   
   completely.   
      
   The vote should have been 9-0.   
      
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