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Court grants several new cases, including on whether the Second Amendment protects possession of semiautomatic rifles

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Less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law that barred gun owners with concealed-carry licenses from bringing guns onto private property unless they had explicit permission from the property’s owner, the justices announced that they will weigh in on the constitutionality of ba…

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  1. AmmoLand Shooting Sports News

    Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii’s ‘Vampire Rule’ in Major Second Amendment Win (opens AmmoLand Shooting Sports News)

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    The Supreme Court ruled that Hawaii cannot make concealed carry illegal by default in businesses open to the public, handing gun owners a major post-Bruen victory.

  2. Axios

    Supreme Court's Hawai'i gun law ruling narrows playbook for other states (opens Axios)

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    After the Supreme Court struck down Hawai'i's gun law Thursday, lawmakers and gun-control advocates are reassessing which firearm restrictions they can enact that this court will let stand. Why it matters: The ruling shows how hard it has become to design modern gun laws under the court's exacting s…

  3. Bismarck Tribune

    US Supreme Court expands Second Amendment rights, eyes more gun cases (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    The court struck down a Hawaii law that required gun owners to get an owner's permission before bringing a handgun onto private property open to the public.

  4. The New Republic

    The Supreme Court’s Gun Rulings Are Cherry-Picking American History (opens The New Republic)

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    The Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law on Thursday that forbade concealed-carry permit holders from bringing their guns onto private property without the owner’s express permission. “This regime hobbles what the Second Amendment protects: the right of Americans to carry arms for self-defense as …

  5. SCOTUSblog

    Court grants several new cases, including on whether the Second Amendment protects possession of semiautomatic rifles (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    Less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law that barred gun owners with concealed-carry licenses from bringing guns onto private property unless they had explicit permission from the property’s owner, the justices announced that they will weigh in on the constitutionality of ba…

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