New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen 2022
Could New York require “proper cause” for a license to carry a handgun in public?
597 U.S. 1 (2022)Right to bear arms
- The question
- Could New York require “proper cause” for a license to carry a handgun in public?
- What the Court held
- No. Gun regulations must be consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.
- The vote
- 6–3
- Read the opinion
- 597 U.S. 1 (2022), full text
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