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New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen

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Ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, on June 23, 2022, the majority opinion declared that “New York’s proper-cause requirement violates the Fourteenth Amendment by preventing law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their right to keep and bear arms in public.”

The question presented was:

“[W]hether modern firearms regulations are consistent with the Second Amendment’s text and historical understanding.”

The opinion

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Oral argument

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