Despite the ruling, a limited bipartisan gun safety bill advances in the Senate
AK-47s are displayed at the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston, Texas on May 29 2022. Picture: REUTERS/CALLAGHAN O'HARE
The ruling by the 6-3 conservative-majority Supreme Court struck down New York state’s limits on carrying concealed handguns outside the home. The court found that the law, enacted in 1913, violated a person’s right to “keep and bear arms” under the US constitution’s second amendment. At the same time, conservatives defend a broad reading of the second amendment, which they say limits most new restrictions on gun purchases.
“This is not the cure-all for all the ways gun violence affects our nation. But it is a long overdue step in the right direction. It’s significant and it is going to save lives,” top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech.The ruling, authored by conservative justice Clarence Thomas, declared that the constitution protects “an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defence outside the home”.
In the Senate, Republicans who back the new legislation insist that it does not erode the rights of law-abiding gun owners, are among their most ardent constituents. They have also tried to dissuade Democrats from making such predictions, saying the success of the current legislation would be unlikely to change their party’s attitude towards guns.
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