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Mass shootings could prompt Supreme Court to sidestep cases seeking to expand Second Amendment rights
WASHINGTON – Last weekend's mass shootings in Texas and Ohio may prompt the Supreme Court to delay hearing cases that could expand Second Amendment rights, experts on both sides of the nation's gun debate say.
From an obscure New York City case on gun transport rules to laws banning assault weapons and restricting guns in public, the court has several opportunities to expand firearms rights. That has made the upcoming 2019 term a potential good one for gun rights groups.
But the court under Chief Justice John Roberts has been reluctant to get involved in controversial issues, particularly when the political branches of government appear mobilized to act. With the White House and Congress debating background checks, mental health reforms and other proposals, now may be such a time.
"When the stakes are that high, the court might want to be cautious," said Jonathan Taylor, an appellate lawyer who represents the gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety.
Mass shootings could prompt Supreme Court to sidestep cases seeking to expand Second Amendment rights
WASHINGTON – Last weekend's mass shootings in Texas and Ohio may prompt the Supreme Court to delay hearing cases that could expand Second Amendment rights, experts on both sides of the nation's gun debate say.
From an obscure New York City case on gun transport rules to laws banning assault weapons and restricting guns in public, the court has several opportunities to expand firearms rights. That has made the upcoming 2019 term a potential good one for gun rights groups.
But the court under Chief Justice John Roberts has been reluctant to get involved in controversial issues, particularly when the political branches of government appear mobilized to act. With the White House and Congress debating background checks, mental health reforms and other proposals, now may be such a time.
"When the stakes are that high, the court might want to be cautious," said Jonathan Taylor, an appellate lawyer who represents the gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety.
Mass shootings could prompt Supreme Court to sidestep cases seeking to expand Second Amendment rights
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