Nevertheless, the bill was denounced by other Republicans in Congress and was opposed by the National Rifle Association. In order to attract Republican support, the new law does not include gun control proposals such as an assault weapons ban, universal background checks or raising the purchasing age to 21 for certain types of rifles. President Joe Biden signed it into law just two days after the Supreme Court’s decision was released. Support for gun rights among Republicans played an important role in determining the contents of the the bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first new gun reform bill in three decades. Mayor Eric Adams, expressing his opposition to the ruling, suggested that the court’s decision would turn New York City into the “ Wild West.” Contrary to the imagery of the Wild West, however, many towns in the real Old West had restrictions on the carrying of guns that were, I would suggest, stricter than the one just invalidated by the Supreme Court. Just weeks after those mass shootings, Republicans and gun rights advocates hailed the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated New York state’s gun permit law and declared that the Second Amendment guarantees a right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-defense. In the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, 70% of Republicans said it is more important to protect gun rights than to control gun violence, while 92% of Democrats and 54% of independents expressed the opposite view. This article from The Conversation is provided below as it is timely and may be informative and of interest however, it represents the views and opinions of the author alone, and not necessarily those of Westwood Minute.
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