Supreme Court , Throws Out , New York Gun Law.<br />On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court scrapped a New York <br />law requiring individuals to show "proper cause" in order <br />to obtain a license to carry a firearm outside a home.<br />On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court scrapped a New York <br />law requiring individuals to show "proper cause" in order <br />to obtain a license to carry a firearm outside a home.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the 100-year-old law was challenged by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association and gun owners Brandon Koch and Robert Nash.<br />Koch and Nash reportedly argued that they were denied <br />unrestricted gun licenses by the state due to allegedly <br />failing to meet "proper cause" requirements.<br />All that we decide in this case is that <br />the Second Amendment protects the right <br />of law-abiding people to carry a gun outside <br />the home for self-defense and that <br />the Sullivan Law, which makes <br />that virtually impossible for most <br />New Yorkers, is unconstitutional, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Justice, via 'Newsweek'.<br />All that we decide in this case is that <br />the Second Amendment protects the right <br />of law-abiding people to carry a gun outside <br />the home for self-defense and that <br />the Sullivan Law, which makes <br />that virtually impossible for most <br />New Yorkers, is unconstitutional, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Justice, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Justice Stephen Breyer, who dissented from the vote, argued that the requirements for citizens to conceal-carry firearms kept people "safe.".<br />Justice Stephen Breyer, who dissented from the vote, argued that the requirements for citizens to conceal-carry firearms kept people "safe.".<br />Because I cannot agree with the Court's <br />decision to strike New York's law down without <br />allowing for discovery or the development <br />of any evidentiary record, without considering <br />the State's compelling interest in preventing <br />gun violence and protecting the safety <br />of its citizens, and without considering <br />the potentially deadly consequences <br />of its decision, I respectfully dissent, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Justice, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Because I cannot agree with the Court's <br />decision to strike New York's law down without <br />allowing for discovery or the development <br />of any evidentiary record, without considering <br />the State's compelling interest in preventing <br />gun violence and protecting the safety <br />of its citizens, and without considering <br />the potentially deadly consequences <br />of its decision, I respectfully dissent, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Justice, via 'Newsweek'.<br />New York Governor Kathy Hochul <br />reportedly called the Court's ruling , "frightful in its scope." .<br />The governor added that she will also <br />call upon the state legislature to identify <br />"sensitive locations" to impose new restrictions
