The Supreme Court has just agreed to take up a major gun rights case out of New York.
According to SCOTUSblog:
“The Supreme Court agrees to take up a major gun rights case. In NY State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Corlett, the justices will consider the extent to which the Second Amendment protects the right to carry guns outside the home for self-defense.”
BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to take up a major gun rights case. In NY State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Corlett, the justices will consider the extent to which the Second Amendment protects the right to carry guns outside the home for self-defense. pic.twitter.com/0uGurWn46r
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) April 26, 2021
Below is exactly the question the Supreme Court will address:
“The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted limited to the following question: Whether the denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.”
So what is this all about? In New York, applying for a concealed carry permit is not so simple. From what I’ve read, the state of New York demands that one demonstrates a special need to carry a firearm. Just wanting to protect yourself and your family is not a ‘special need’.
According to a legal site:
An applicant for a license to carry outside the home must be required to show, in addition to the requirement for possession, that “proper cause” exists for the issuance of a carry license. An example of a proper cause would be someone whose life is in imminent danger — supported by a restraining order against another person — and needs self-protection.
This is absurd, and the reason why the case is at the Supreme Court now. Let’s hope the high court doesn’t botch this one because New Yorkers need to be able to protect themselves. But even more so, a bad decision here would have far-reaching implications around the country for law abiding citizens, especially in leftist states.