Americans and guns: A look at the Supreme Court's recent ruling and national surveys

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The justices said that requirement violates the Second Amendment right to "keep and bear arms."California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island and the District of Columbia all have laws similar to New York's.
53% : Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the NRA said, "Decades of Right-to-Carry laws all across America have proven that good men and women are not the problem.
39% : This ruling will bring life-saving justice to law-abiding Americans who have lived under unconstitutional restrictions all across our country, particularly in cities and states with revolving door criminal justice systems, no cash bail and increased opposition to law-enforcement."

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