Gun Rights are Back at the Supreme Court for the First Time in More Than a Decade
We ran the numbers: There are 2270 news articles covering this topic. 57% (1285) are left leaning, 28% (641) are center, and 15% (344) are right leaning.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court reviewed a challenge to New York State’s gun restrictions. While left-leaning articles highlight that the case has broad implications for other states that restrict the ability to carry loaded, concealed firearms in public places, right-leaning articles highlight that the Supreme Court’s questioning during oral arguments in a New York gun rights case showed that several justices have strong reservations about the state’s highly restrictive regulations.
A left-leaning article The Washington Post highlights that the case has broad implications for other states that restrict the ability to carry loaded, concealed firearms in public places. Gun owners in New York must obtain a special license from local authorities to carry firearms outside the home.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Wednesday marks a shutdown over guns at the legal O.K. Corral. The new conservative supermajority seems poised to make gun regulation more difficult.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the Supreme Court’s questioning during oral arguments in a New York gun rights case showed that several justices have strong reservations about the state’s highly restrictive regulations. The case is potentially the biggest gun rights case to go before the high court in more than a decade.
From the left
Supreme Court debates balance between public safety, self-defense in N.Y. gun rights case
The Washington Post
From the right
Supreme Court signals it could strike down or limit restrictive NY gun permit law
Fox News