Starting pistol: Permitless carry expands to majority of US after Supreme Court gun ruling

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One year since the Supreme Court recognized a right to carry firearms for self-defense in public, a majority of states are now paring back regulations on the Second Amendment, while states with gun control are encountering legal challenges for enforcement.

The Supreme Court's decision to strike down New York's gun law last year has been hailed by Second Amendment advocates as a landmark decision and a fundamental new test of firearms law. In Part One of this series, Starting Pistol, the Washington Examiner investigated how the ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen opened the floodgates to successful legal challenges.

Kirk Evans, attorney and president at U.S. LawShield, a firm providing legal defense for self-defense, told the Washington Examiner the shift toward a majority permitless carry nation is unsurprising but has brought new challenges to pro-gun control states. But one of the more recent challenges post-Bruen has centered on a narrowly passed ballot measure in Oregon that restricts magazines that carry more than 10 rounds of ammunition and requires training to obtain a permit to buy a gun.

In the wake of Bruen, states such as Hawaii, which is known for some of the strictest gun laws, sought to pass legislation allowing more people to carry concealed firearms. But the measure also made many places, including beaches, hospitals, stadiums, bars, and movie theaters, into so-called sensitive places, a move local Second Amendment advocates described as a "workaround" of the Supreme Court's decision.

 

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