Reading Guide CI (Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Law Limiting Guns in Public)

Question 1

Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Law Limiting Guns in Public: Summarize this decision:

Answer 1

The decision was ruled on Thursday by the Supreme Court that Americans have a broad right to arm themselves in public,

Question 1

What were the majority arguments supporting this decision?

Answer 1

It is the americans right to bear arms as it is part of the 2nd amendment
need to exercise rights
two men were denied in NY to obtain a license of a gun which is “wrong” bc the state can’t be denying their rights

Question 2

What were the dissenting arguments that opposed the decision?

Answer 2

ppl can now carry loaded guns virtually anywhere they go making more killings and deaths inevitable
to all places of public congregation that are not isolated from law enforcement defines the category of ‘sensitive places’ far too broadly.”
“It imposes a task on the lower courts that judges cannot easily accomplish.”
“Legal experts typically have little experience answering contested historical questions or applying those answers to resolve contemporary problems,”