The Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a major expansion of gun rights.
Wayne LaPierre, an American gun rights lobbyist who has led the National Rifle Association (NRA), touted the Supreme Court ruling as a win for the politically influential gun lobby organization while lashing out at the Senate gun bill. "The decision comes at an important time -- as the Senat...
Supreme Court decision gives gun owners historic victoryJeff Leonard
The gun industry is asking the Supreme Court to reverse that decision, warning that it could open the door to a flood of lawsuits from other foreign and U.S. governmental entities seeking to hold the firearms industry accountable for the violence perpetrated by users of their weapons. W...
Liberal and conservative justices sounded persuaded by arguments from the Biden administration's top Supreme Court lawyer that the prohibition is in line with the longstanding practice of disarming dangerous people. The court’s decision in the new case could have widespread ripple effects, includ...
before the court since its 2008 decision, anda 2010 rulingthat said the right to have a handgun in the home applies to the states.Gun rights supporters were hopefulthe Supreme Court's 6-3 conservative majority would recognize the Second Amendment protects the right to carry a firearm in ...
2024 Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a Hawaii man's appeal of his prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license, leaving untouched a state supreme court decision that castigated its new framework for determining whether gun laws comport with the Second ...
This would be the court's first case on gun rights since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the bench in October, making a 6-3 conservative majority. The justices will review a lower-court ruling that upheld New York's restrictive gun permit law. Their decision has the potential to significant...
The court on an 8-1 vote ruled in favor of the Biden administration, which was defending the law — one of several federal gun restrictions currently facing legal challenges. The ruling indicates that some longstanding gun laws are likely to survive despite the court's 2022 decision that expand...
Supreme Court Declines to Clarify Gun Rights QuestionThe US Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a potentially important gun rights case, which could have established guideposts for future gun regulations at the local, state, and national levels.Warren Richey...