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Supreme Court justice wants to scrap 'failed' Second Amendment test
USA Today • • nation
Key Points:
- The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a federal law barring gun possession by regular marijuana users was overly broad, highlighting ongoing challenges in applying gun control regulations.
- Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor criticized the court's "historical tradition" test from the 2022 Bruen decision, calling it unworkable and advocating for reconsideration of this approach in future cases.
- The "historical tradition" test requires judges to find centuries-old laws analogous to modern gun regulations, a method seen as impractical and inconsistent by some justices and legal experts.
- A pending decision on a Hawaii law requiring gun owners to obtain permission before bringing firearms into certain private properties may provide limited clarification, with expectations that the court may narrowly restrict its ruling.
- Critics argue that relying on 18th and 19th-century laws to evaluate 21st-century gun violence issues is ineffective, emphasizing the need for modern solutions to contemporary gun control challenges.
