The US Supreme Court has recognised a constitutional right for individuals to carry firearms in public for self-defence, striking down a New York state law in a decision that comes amid a fraught gun-control debate after a number of deadly mass shootings.
The 6-3 decision on Thursday held that New York’s requirement for an individual to show “proper cause” to carry a concealed gun in public was unconstitutional.
The majority opinion, authored by justice Clarence Thomas and joined by the court’s other five conservative justices, said New York’s licensing regime violated the 2nd and 14th Amendments “in that it prevents law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defence needs from exercising their right to keep and bear arms”.
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