Americans have right to carry guns in public, says US Supreme Court in landmark decision


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The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry firearms in public in a landmark decision that came just weeks after another deadly school shooting. The 6-3 decision strikes down a century-old New York law that required a person to prove they had a legitimate self-defence need, or “proper cause,” to receive a gun permit. Several other states, including California, have similar laws – and the court’s ruling will curb their ability to restrict people from carrying guns in public. Despite a growing call for limits on firearms after two horrific mass shootings in...