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1:17Now PlayingSupreme Court knocks down NY 'proper cause' gun law | USA TODAY
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1:17Now PlayingA previous version of this video's description misstated the type of law the Supreme Court overturned. The Supreme Court's conservative majority voted 6-3 against New York's "proper cause" gun law which limited concealed carry ability in the state.
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Associate Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion for a 6-3 majority, holding that the New York law violated the Constitution and signaling that other gun regulations disconnected from what he called the nation's "historical tradition of firearm regulation" would face similar scrutiny in federal court.
Thomas' opinion had the potential to upend the legal landscape around Second Amendment rights as Americans remain divided over access to guns. Congress is racing to pass a sweeping package of restrictions in response to mass shootings, including one at a Texas elementary school last month.
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