Alarm as ‘deeply dangerous’ US supreme court decision voids Hawaii gun law
by Abené Clayton in Los Angeles and George Chidi from World news | The Guardian on (#76J8R)
Ruling strikes down law that bans people from carrying guns in most public spaces and private property without owner's permission
The US supreme court struck down a restrictive gun law in the state of Hawaii that bans people from carrying guns in certain public spaces and on private property without the permission of the property's owner.
The decision was made in a 6-3 vote, with Justice Samuel Alito offering the majority opinion - backed by the other members of the court's rightwing supermajority - and Ketanji Brown Jackson writing the dissent.
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