NRA celebrates victory in Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The National Rifle Association celebrated the Supreme Court's decision on Thursday that expands gun rights, calling the 6-3 ruling a "watershed win.""Today's ruling is a watershed win for good men and women all across America and is the result of a decades-long fight the NRA has led," Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's executive vice president and CEO, said in a statement.
50% : LaPierre praised the landmark Supreme Court decision as a victory, saying it "brings life-saving justice to law-abiding Americans who have lived under unconstitutional regimes all across our country, particularly in cities and states with revolving door criminal justice systems, no cash bail and increased harassment of law-enforcement.
46% : The nation's highest court on Thursday declared for the first time that the US Constitution protects an individual's right to carry a gun outside the home for self-defense purposes, significantly expanding Second Amendment rights.
28% : New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, criticized the Supreme Court's decision and is preparing to take legislative action in response to strengthen gun safety regulations.

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