The U.S. Supreme Court looks like they have their hands full this session. To be fair, I’m not suggesting that they don’t keep busy while in every session, but the current session has a number of cases coming before the court which will be of interest to you and me.
In other words, they have a number of gun rights cases on the docket (hat tip to here for the lead).
What do they have coming before them? Scott Witner gives us the details about some of the 2A cases this session:
Hawaii passed a post-Bruen law making it a crime to carry a gun onto privately owned property open to the public unless the gun owner first gets explicit permission from the property owner. It’s part of a larger “sensitive places” regime that resembles similar laws passed in New York, New Jersey, and California.
The challengers—and the Trump administration—argue that Hawaii’s rule functions as a near-total ban on public carry. They say there’s no historical tradition that allowed states to force armed citizens to ask for permission before entering a store, gas station, or parking lot.
Next, there is a case over whether drug users can have firearms. Different circuit courts have come to different conclusions, so the SCOTUS will be taking a look at this to try to settle the issues.
Third, we’ll finally be getting a SCOTUS ruling about whether 18-20 year olds can buy firearms just like anyone who can legally over that age group.
Now, the current makeup of the court has been much more 2A friendly than in the previous decades, so there is a fairly good chance that the court will side with 2A advocates like you and me on all of these cases.
That’s not a guarantee, though, as the court has made some questionable decisions, too.
We’ll have to see what happens, and we should continue to push our elected officials to enact full, unrestricted constitutional carry nationwide.