The high court with a conservative majority expanded the right to carry weapons on private properties open to the public
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In a key victory for the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hawaii residents this Thursday and overturned restrictions on carrying firearms. The invalidated law prohibited permit holders from exercising their right to carry firearms in public places in that state.
The three justices nominated by Democratic presidents voted against the ruling, which was decided by a vote of 6 to 3. The legislation enacted by Hawaii required permit holders to obtain explicit authorization from the property owner -either verbal or written- before entering a private property open to the public with firearms.
Three Hawaii residents and the state's Firearms Coalition challenged the measure in court. The plaintiffs won the case in the first instance but had to appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court ruled in favor of the state in the second instance.
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"This law deviates drastically from the standard common law norm regarding access to private properties open to the public. Under that norm, anyone, including those legally carrying firearms, can enter unless expressly prohibited," wrote conservative Justice Samuel Alito in the decision.
"In contrast, under Hawaii's new law, no one carrying a firearm can enter without the express authorization of the owner," the judge continued. "This regime obstructs what the Second Amendment protects: the right of Americans to carry firearms for self-defense while engaging in their daily activities. We rule that the law is unconstitutional," the ruling concludes.
The current Supreme Court, which includes three justices nominated by Trump during his first term, also ruled in favor of the Second Amendment in a case in Texas, where a man argued that his constitutional rights were violated by a law prohibiting firearm possession by anyone who illegally uses drugs.
