
The Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms
By Robert Phillips, Deputy District Attorney (Ret).
Ruling: State statutes restricting a law-abiding adult citizens’ right to keep and bear arms by requiring a showing of “proper cause” violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments, U.S. Supreme Court decision says.
Discussion: I periodically get asked why I haven’t briefed the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest pronouncement supporting the right to carry a concealed firearm under the Second Amendment; i.e., New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (June 23, 2022) __ U.S. __ [142 S.Ct. 2111; ....