The Supreme Court followed up its June 23 landmark ruling that for the first time recognized a constitutional right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, by issuing a series of rulings June 30 reversing federal appeals court decisions that upheld gun restrictions in California, New Jersey, Maryland, and Hawaii.
Courts will find it difficult to uphold the firearms laws in question after the high courtâs June 30 and June 23 rulings.
In unsigned orders, all four cases were remanded June 30 to lower courts âfor further consideration in light ofâ the Supreme Courtâs June 23 decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. In that 6â3 ruling, the high court invalidated New York stateâs tough concealed-carry gun permitting system…