A Case That Could Transform America’s Relationship With Guns

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The New York Times

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🗓️ 8 November 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to rule on an area of the law that it has been silent on for over a decade: the Second Amendment. The case under consideration will help decide whether the right to bear arms extends beyond the home and into the streets. The implications of the decision could be enormous. A quarter of the U.S. population lives in states whose laws might be affected. Guest: Adam Liptak, a reporter covering the Supreme Court for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernisi.
0:04.0	This is The Daily.
0:12.0	Today, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the first major gun case in more than a decade.
0:19.0	I talked to my colleague, Adam Liptack, about how the justice is my rule
0:24.0	and what that will mean for guns in America.
0:27.0	Plus, the trillion dollar infrastructure bill has finally passed.
0:42.0	It's Monday, November 8th.
0:48.0	Adam, it's nice to see you.
0:50.0	And you?
0:51.0	So Adam, tell me what the basic facts are of this case.
0:55.0	So two men in upstate New York wanted to get licenses to carry handguns most anywhere.
1:02.0	Robert Nash and Brandon Koch applied for a license.
1:06.0	And they were told, yes, you can have licenses to do target practice and go hunting.
1:12.0	And one of them was allowed to carry a gun to and from work.
1:16.0	But they were denied the right to have a handgun anywhere.
1:20.0	And they sued.
1:21.0	And they said that violated the Second Amendment.
1:24.0	Why were they denied?
1:26.0	How does the law actually work in New York?
1:28.0	New York, like about seven states, requires you to demonstrate a proper cause to carry a gun.
1:35.0	What does proper cause mean?
1:37.0	Well, that's an open question.
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