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Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided | AP News

By Thomas A. Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) In a major expansion of gun rights after a series of mass shootings, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a ruling likely to lead to more people legally armed. The decision came out as Congress and states debate gun-control legislation.

About one-quarter of the U.S. population lives in states expected to be affected by the ruling, which struck down a New York gun law. The high court s first major gun decision in more than a decade split the court 6-3, with the court s conservatives in the majority and liberals in dissent.

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I suspect there will be a lot of de facto nullification of this ruling.