Supreme Court Declines to Hear Any New Gun Cases

The Supreme Court has declined to take on any of the 3 gun rights cases they considered.

Two of those cases were brought by the NRA, and they would have addressed the issue of the right to bear arms outside of the home.

The court famously held that the Second Amendment was an individual right and people were absolutely entitled to keep and bear arms inside their homes during the Heller ruling. However, that case did not address the right to bear arms outside of the home. That case also allowed reasonable restrictions to be placed on Second Amendment rights, however what those reasonable restrictions are has also not made it back to the Supreme Court.

Gun rights activists were hopeful that the court would take on at least one of the cases and affirm the right to bear arms outside of the home. This would have far reaching implications for states and localities where it is difficult if not impossible to legally carry a firearm outside of the home.

Interestingly, the 9th Court of Appeals in California earlier this month struck down California’s “may issue” part of their carry permit law which required applicants to demonstrate good cause for needing a permit.

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