Supreme Court to decide whether gun owners have the right to move to parks, beaches, shops
Washington – The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take weapons in public places, including parks, beaches and shops.
Disputedly, California, Hawaii and three other states generally prohibit the carrying of firearms on private or public property.
Three years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that law-abiding gun owners have the Second Amendment rights to obtain permission to hide weapons when leaving their homes.
But the Justice left the question of whether the state and city can ban the carrying of guns in “sensitive locations” and if so, where.
In response, California has enacted a strict law that prohibits gun owners from carrying guns in most public or private places open to the public unless the owner issues a sign that allows the weapon.
Last year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals removed the provision, but it upheld most laws in Hawaii that restricted the carrying of firearms in public places and in most private businesses open to the public.
Gun rights advocates appealed to the Supreme Court and urged the judge to rule that such restrictions on carrying hidden weapons violated the Second Amendment.
The court agreed to try the case early next year.
Trump administration lawyers urged judges to remove Hawaiian law.
It “is an almost complete ban on public carrying. A person carrying a pistol self-defense commits crime by entering shopping malls, gas stations, convenience stores, a supermarket, restaurants, coffee shops, and even parking lots.”
Advocates of gun control say Hawaii has enacted a “common sense law prohibiting the carrying of guns on private property that others have opened to the public.”
“The 9th Circuit can definitely say that it is constitutional to prohibit guns on private property unless the owner says they want them,” said Janet Carter, managing director of the Second Amendment lawsuit. “This law respects people’s right to be safe on their property and we urge the Supreme Court to uphold it.”
