The Supreme Court left in doubt Monday whether gun owners have a Second Amendment right to carry a firearm in public.
Without a comment or dissent, the justices turned down a gun rights challenge to a New York law that strictly limits who can legally carry a weapon when they are on the streets. To obtain a “concealed carry” permit, New Yorkers must convince a county official that they have a “special need for protection” that goes beyond living or working in a high-crime
Only about one-tenth of 1 percent of New Yorkers have “concealed carry” permits, compared with more than 6 percent in the neighboring states of Connecticut and Pennsylvania, the court was told.
Supreme Court declines to hear gun rights case - The Washington Post
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