The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge, supported by 20 other sates, to New York’s new gun control laws.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is staying out of the gun debate for now.
The justices on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a strict New York law that makes it difficult for residents to get a license to carry a concealed handgun in public.
The court did not comment in turning away an appeal from five state residents and the Second Amendment Foundation. Their lawsuit also drew support from the National Rifle Association and 20 states.
Regulations recently passed by the state of New York are far more strict than the milquetoast bill currently moving its way through congress, and the Supreme Court has chosen to pass on it. And, if by some miracle, the bill currently up for debate in the Senate emerges from the House without being disfigured beyond recognition (if it isn’t already) it stands to reason that any challenge of it would be equally fruitless.
I hold the opinion that the bill currently up for debate in the Senate is better than nothing, but that’s not saying much. And if it doesn’t pass, failure to do so cannot be placed at the feet of the president. He has spoken out in support of new gun control measures on a consistent basis every single week for several months, and I suspect he will continue to do so far into the future regardless of whether or not expanded background checks pass muster.