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The Supreme Court has shot down a controversial Massachusetts gun control law on Monday and directed a lower appeals court to reconsider the case.
The unanimous SCOTUS ruling that marked the beginning of its new term centered around the Morin v. Lyver case, which involves a Massachusetts law imposing strict restrictions on the possession and purchase of handguns, including a lifetime ban on handgun purchases for anyone convicted of a nonviolent misdemeanor involving firearm use or possession.
Though the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts originally found the law constitutional, the Supreme Court ordered that ruling to be vacated and “remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for further consideration in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen.”
In that case, the SCOTUS in a 6-3 ruling overturned a New York law in June requiring residents to demonstrate “proper cause” to obtain a concealed carry permit.
“Because the State of New York issues public-carry licenses only when an applicant demonstrates a special need for self-defense, we conclude that the State’s licensing regime violates the Constitution,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the court’s majority.
“The constitutional right to bear arms in public for self-defense is not ‘a second-class right, subject to an entirely different body of rules than the other Bill of Rights guarantees.’”
“We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need,” he added.
Ignoring the Supreme Court’s ruling, New York Democrats doubled down and passed a bill requiring residents to turn over 3 years of their social media history to assess their “character and conduct” in order to obtain a firearm license.
Applicants for a gun license in the state will now be required to display “the essential character, temperament, and judgment necessary to be entrusted with a weapon and to use it only in a manner that does not endanger oneself and others.”
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