The Supreme Court ruling Thursday striking down a New York state law limiting the right to carry a concealed handgun in public
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sparking a furor from Albany to Washington as gun safety activists and Democrats warn the ruling will lead to more guns, and more violence.
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The high court's ruling struck down the century-old law mandating that gun owners demonstrate "proper cause" to carry a concealed handgun outside of their homes.
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The 6-3 opinion was authored by Justice Clarence Thomas for the conservative majority with the three liberal justices dissenting.
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President Joe Biden -"deeply disappointed" by the ruling, saying it "contradicts both common sense and the Constitution, and should deeply trouble us all."
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"In the wake of the horrific attacks in Buffalo and Uvalde, as well as the daily acts of gun violence that do not make national headlines
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we must do more as a society -- not less -- to protect our fellow Americans," he said in a statement.
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"I urge states to continue to enact and enforce commonsense laws to make their citizens & communities safer from gun violence."
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The decision sparked an outcry among New York Democrats, including New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul
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"Today's SCOTUS decision reaffirms what we already knew: the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed," tweeted Sen.