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Following Landmark Second Amendment Decision, SCOTUS Overturns Appeals Court Decisions in 4 States

by Matthew Vadum


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 courtā€™s June 30 and June 23 rulings.

In unsigned orders, all four cases wereĀ remandedĀ June 30 to lower courts ā€œfor further consideration in light ofā€ the Supreme Courtā€™s June 23 decision in New York StateĀ Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. In that 6ā€“3 ruling, the high courtĀ invalidated New York stateā€™s tough concealed-carry gun permitting system…


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