PPEcel
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Yeah, I know 10 people just died in a mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, but actually, that makes it a perfect time to talk about New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Bruen, a case that was argued in November 2021. A decision will be announced this month or the next.
In District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) and McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment generally protects one's right to possess a firearm in their home, and to use that firearm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense. However, in neither of those two cases did the Supreme Court establish a right to carry a firearm outside the home.
New York is known as a "may-issue" state. This means that law enforcement has a significant amount of discretion over whether they will issue concealed-carry licenses; in practice, they deny most applications. In Bruen, the NYSRPA sued the New York State Police after some of its members were denied a concealed-carry license. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether New York state's concealed-carry licensing regime is unconstitutional, and whether the Second Amendment allows one to carry handguns outside the home for self-defense.
The Court announced that one or more opinions will be released next Monday, May 16th, but has not indicated which cases will be decided. Fingers crossed that it's Bruen.