States brace for fight over gun laws after high court ruling

A hand gun is displayed at SP firearms on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Hempstead, N.Y. (Brittainy Newman/AP) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Supreme Court's ...

June 30, 2022
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A hand gun is displayed at SP firearms on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Hempstead, N.Y. (Brittainy Newman/AP) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Supreme Court's decision overturning a gun-permitting law in New York has states with robust firearms restrictions scrambling to respond on two fronts — to figure out what concealed-carry measures they might be allowed to impose while also preparing to defend a wide range of other gun control policies. The language in the court's majority opinion heightened concern that other state laws, from setting an age limit on gun purchases to banning high-capacity ammunition magazines, may now be in jeopardy.