04-26-2021, 01:43 PM
It will be interesting to see what happens. Most of the limiting language in Heller was added to gain Kennedy's vote, so with the conservative shift on the court it is highly likely to see some of those limitations pushed aside. That being said, the language of the cert, itself, points to the court being of a limited mind on this:
I fully expect the NY law to be overturned, but I have to wonder what the broader impacts of the ruling will be.
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
I fully expect the NY law to be overturned, but I have to wonder what the broader impacts of the ruling will be.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
