NYC TV STATION REPORTS ON SCOTUS HEARING

Supreme Court Could Strike Down Law That Restricts NYers From Carrying Gun In Public For Self-Defense

New York’s tough gun laws are in the crosshairs of the Supreme Court.

The high court could strike down a law that restricts people from carrying concealed handguns outside the home for self-defense.

On Wednesday, the court was hearing arguments in its biggest guns case in more than a decade, a dispute over whether New York's law violates the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”
Chief Justice John Roberts and other conservative members of the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, suggested New York's law goes too far. Why, Roberts asked, does a person seeking a license to carry a gun in public for self-defense have to show a special need to do so? “The idea that you would need a license to exercise a right is unusual with regard to the Bill of Rights,” he said.