Supreme Court to Hear New York Case on Carrying Handguns in Public

New York Post

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.

The Second Amendment case involving the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association marks the high court’s first foray into gun rights since Justice Amy Coney Barrett came on board in October, making a 6-3 conservative majority.

Following recent mass shootings in Indiana, Georgia, Colorado and California, the justices said they will review a lower-court ruling that upheld New York’s strict gun permit law.

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