(NPR) Supreme Court To Take Up First Major Gun Rights Case In More Than A Decade

Supreme Court To Take Up First Major Gun Rights Case In More Than A Decade



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Supreme Court To Take Up First Major Gun Rights Case In More Than A Decade







The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.



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Supreme Court To Take Up First Major Gun Rights Case In More Than A Decade






At issue is how much the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to carry concealed weapons outside their home for self-defense. The case will likely be argued in the fall.