U.S. Supreme Court Gun Decision Says N.Y. Law Violated Second and Fourteenth Amendments; Is California Next?

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; 213 L.Ed.2nd 387]. 

The simple answer is (1) this new case has nothing to do with search and seizure law upon which I concentrate, and (2) the decision is long (some 70 pages) and complicated, defying any mortal human being’s ability to fully comprehend. 

But because I’ve received a number of requests to make ....

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