The Supreme Court declined to rule in a case concerning the scope of the 2nd Amendment, dealing a blow to supporters of gun rights and government lawyers who hoped the newly solidified conservative majority would expand gun rights as early as this term.
The court's action means that the Supreme Court has gone a decade without deciding a major 2nd Amendment case.The case, which was argued in December, concerns a New York City law that regulates where licensed handgun owners can take a locked and unloaded handgun.
"In a twist, after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, the city allowed licensed owners to take handguns to other locations, including second homes or shooting ranges outside city limits. In addition, the State of New York amended its handgun licensing statute to require localities to allow licensed gun owners to engage in such transport.As a result, New York argued the justices should dismiss the case.
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