New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen

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New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen is a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down New York’s restrictive concealed-carry licensing regime and significantly expanded the scope of individual gun rights under the Second Amendment.

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instanceOf Second Amendment case
United States Supreme Court case
landmark decision
affectsJurisdictions New York NERFINISHED
other states with may-issue concealed-carry regimes
appliesConstitutionalProvision Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
clarifiesPrecedent District of Columbia v. Heller NERFINISHED
McDonald v. City of Chicago NERFINISHED
concernsLaw New York Penal Law provisions on handgun licensing
New York’s “proper cause” requirement for concealed carry
decisionType 6–3 decision
establishesTest history-and-tradition test for Second Amendment regulations
expandedRight individual right to carry firearms in public for self-defense
hasCitation 597 U.S. ___ (2022)
hasConcurrenceBy Amy Coney Barrett NERFINISHED
Brett M. Kavanaugh NERFINISHED
John G. Roberts, Jr. NERFINISHED
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. NERFINISHED
hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
hasDecisionDate 2022-06-23
hasDissentBy Elena Kagan NERFINISHED
Sonia Sotomayor NERFINISHED
Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED
hasDocketNumber 20-843
hasLegalIssue Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms
constitutionality of New York’s concealed-carry licensing regime
public carry of handguns
hasPetitioner Brandon Koch NERFINISHED
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. NERFINISHED
Robert Nash NERFINISHED
hasRespondent Kevin P. Bruen NERFINISHED
New York State Police Superintendent NERFINISHED
hasTerm October Term 2021
holding New York’s proper-cause requirement for obtaining a license to carry a handgun in public violates the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home. NERFINISHED
The proper cause requirement prevents law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms in public.
impactsAreaOfLaw civil rights
constitutional law
gun control regulation
joinedByInMajority Amy Coney Barrett NERFINISHED
Brett M. Kavanaugh NERFINISHED
John G. Roberts, Jr. NERFINISHED
Neil M. Gorsuch NERFINISHED
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. NERFINISHED
majorityOpinionBy Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED
overturnedLaw New York’s proper-cause standard for public carry licenses
rejectsTest means-end scrutiny for Second Amendment claims
relatedToCase District of Columbia v. Heller NERFINISHED
McDonald v. City of Chicago NERFINISHED

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Second Amendment to the United States Constitution hasLandmarkCase New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution interpretedIn New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen