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Jun 24, 2022·edited Jun 24, 2022Author

I need to read the decision when I get some time, but does the SCOTUS prohibition on carry rights outside the home only apply to public spaces, or does it go as far as preventing private property owners from also keeping weapons off their premises? After the city of Chicago lost the McDonald case[1], there was a proliferation of "no gun" signs that many (most?) businesses posted to prohibit carry on premises as enacted in an Illinois law[2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald_v._City_of_Chicago

[2] https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20131114/river-north/no-guns-allowed-signs-start-pop-up-advance-of-concealed-carry-law/

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Jun 24, 2022Liked by Chris J. Karr

I'm always intrigued by your writing Steve and this article is no exception. My immediate response was to go see what was being said, here's a couple of takes: The first one from Reuters and an interview with the litigant: "Tom King, the president of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, has hailed the Supreme Court's ruling that the U.S. Constitution protects an individual's right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense."

The second one from an AP article: "While the ruling does not address any other laws, the majority opinion opens the door for gun rights advocates to challenge them in the future, said Alex McCourt, the director of legal research for the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.

Pro-firearms groups in several states said they plan to do just that.

Attorney Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle and Pistol Association, said the group is preparing to expand its legal challenges based on the high court changing the legal standard used to assess whether gun control laws are constitutional.

Courts must now consider only whether a gun control regulation is consistent with the Second Amendment’s actual text and its historical understanding, according to Thursday’s ruling. Before that, judges also could consider a state’s social justification for passing a gun control law.

Michel said the standard will affect three prominent California laws. Legal challenges to the state’s limits on assault weapons, its requirement for background checks for buying ammunition and its ban on online ammunition sales are pending before a federal appellate court.

“All of these laws should be struck down under this new Supreme Court standard,” he said"

Great open carry everywhere, no training needed, no reason. Hell, just strap them at birth, the world will be a better place.

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Jun 25, 2022Liked by Chris J. Karr

I'm pretty sure states can require licenses and set firearms safety and training as licensing conditions.

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