The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a New York state law that restricted who could get a permit to carry a gun in public.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was outraged at the Supreme Court ruling striking down the state's concealed carry law related to firearms, potentially expanding 2nd Amendment rights throughout the U.S. In a 6-3 ruling the justices determined that New York's requirement to show proper cause for a concealed carry permit is unconstitutional and violates the 2nd Amendment.that had restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public.
. Some of those cases eventually could make their way to the nation's high court. A rundown of the similar laws in the other states, reaction to the Supreme Court ruling and what could happen next:California gun permitting lawsThe court’s ruling will likely affectstrict permitting laws, said California’s attorney general and gun owners’ rights organizations.
Of California’s 58 counties, 37 already grant permits if an applicant requests it for self defense. That effectively makes them "shall issue" counties, advocates said. The other 21 counties have tighter standards, for example requiring applicants to demonstrate that they have business-related or professional risks that justify them being armed.
The state attorney general’s office has argued that it’s not a flat-out ban because people can carry firearms if they have "good cause." County police chiefs in Hawaii have had the discretion in determining whether to issue a carry permit, something the Supreme Court now says is too restrictive. Without a carry permit, people have been allowed to keep firearms in the home and can transport them – unloaded and locked up – to firing ranges and other limited locations such as for repairs.
State Sen. Chris Lee said lawmakers have been getting ready by introducing bills in the last couple of years that would establish training for those who are licensed to carry weapons. There hasn’t been discussion yet about fees, he said. "The epidemic of gun violence sweeping our nation demonstrates daily the folly of introducing more guns into this boiling cauldron."
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones, who are both Democrats, said they will review the ruling and pass new gun control legislation if necessary. Massachusetts courts have ruled that if someone can’t show a "good reason to fear injury," police chiefs can put restrictions on licenses that limit when someone can carry a firearm.
A federal judge wrote in a 2017 case that Massachusetts law is "in some respects" less restrictive than New York’s because Massachusetts allows — but doesn’t demand— that police chiefs require applicants to "demonstrate a special need for self-defense before being issued an unrestricted license."
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