Supreme Court, striking NY law, says Americans have right to carry guns in public

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The justices said that requirement violates the Second Amendment right to "keep and bear arms." California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island all have similar laws.
49% : In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public.
48% : The ruling comes as Congress is working toward passage of gun legislation following mass shootings in Texas,New York and California.
46% : About half of voters in the 2020 presidential election said gun laws in the U.S. should be made more strict, according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of the electorate.
44% : About 8 in 10 Democratic voters said gun laws should be made more strict, VoteCast showed.
42% : An additional third said laws should be kept as they are, while only about 1 in 10 said gun laws should be less strict.

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