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...
NEW YORK, July 2 (Xinhua) -- New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law a bill restricting concealed carry weapons in response to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court that overturned the state's longstanding licensing restrictions. Individuals will face criminal penalties if ...
The justices reversed a ruling from the federal appeals court in New Orleans that had struck down the law.
Federal appeals courts have come to different decisions about whether the regulation defining a bump stock as a machine gun comports with federal law. The justices say they'll review the Biden administration’s appeal of a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in ...
In McDonald V. Chicago Case, Another Supreme Court Landmark Ruling on Guns?The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday that could result in striking down a handgun ban in Chicago and other places. But beyond that, the court must clarify how fundamental gun rights are. They shouldn't be viewed...
President Joe Biden called for stricter gun regulations, after a series of mass shootings in the U.S. over the past few weeks. But an upcoming decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could undermine efforts to enact new restrictions. The justices are expected to rule by the end ...
Supreme Court ruled that New York's concealed-carry firearms statute violates the U.S. Constitution. NEW YORK - In its first major gun ruling in more than a decade, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down New York's concealed carry law that has been in place for more than...
The Supreme Court said it will consider a bid by U.S. gun-makers to end a lawsuit from the Mexican government seeking to hold them liable for violence committed by drug cartels.
Supreme Court rules for ex-council member in Texas arrested after criticizing city official Although the vote was lopsided, with only conservative Justice Clarence Thomas dissenting, the ruling nevertheless exposed divisions among the justices on the gun rights issue, with five justices writing separate...
The Court settled it today: The Second Amendment, Alito wrote, "applies equally to the federal government and the states." Retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, in his last day on the Court, said in dissent, that the ruling would prove "destructive…to our nation's communities and to our co...