These were the limits of the Supreme Court's landmark gun rights decision in 2008.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York law that placed strict limits on carrying guns outside the home, saying it was at odds with the Second Amendment.
58% : Since then, it has been almost silent on the scope of Second Amendment rights.
58% : In a concurring opinion, Justice Kavanaugh wrote that he was concerned that lower courts were not sufficiently sensitive to Second Amendment rights.
57% : And the Supreme Court's most conservative members have long deplored the court's reluctance to explore the meaning and scope of the Second Amendment.
57% : In 2017, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that he had detected "a distressing trend: the treatment of the Second Amendment as a disfavored right.""For those of us who work in marbled halls, guarded constantly by a vigilant and dedicated police force, the guarantees of the Second Amendment might seem antiquated and superfluous," Justice Thomas wrote.
51% : In the meantime, lower courts generally sustained gun control laws.
46% : President Donald J. Trump's three appointees -- Justices Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett -- have all expressed support for gun rights.
37% : The ruling comes after a spate of mass shootings reinvigorated the debate over gun control.

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