So, what’s left of this case?,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg asked former Solicitor Gen. Paul Clement, the attorney for the gun owners. They say that in California and elsewhere, gun owners are restricted in carrying licensed firearms when they travel. As an appeals court judge, Kavanaugh said the 2nd Amendment should be read to protect a gun owner’s right to have a semi-automatic weapon. But New York City, like Los Angeles and San Francisco, requires applicants to show they have a special need for carrying a firearm in public. Lawyers for the Trump administration joined in support of the gun owners who challenged the New York City restrictions on transporting weapons.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 02, 2019 17:37 UTC