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 inĀ California,Ā New Jersey,Ā Maryland, andĀ Hawaii.
Courts will find it difficult to uphold the firearms laws in question after the high courtās June 30 and June 23 rulings.
In unsigned orders, all four cases wereĀ remandedĀ June 30 to lower courts āfor further consideration in light ofā the Supreme Courtās June 23 decision in New York StateĀ Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. In that 6ā3 ruling, the high courtĀ invalidated New York stateās tough concealed-carry gun permitting system…