Supreme Court’s Second Amendment decision could trigger fight over banning guns at bars, stadiums
- In 2008 and 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a right to keep a gun in their homes.
- But the high court left unresolved the question of whether that right extends to public places.
- If the court expands the right to carry a gun outside the home, the next fight will be about state efforts to regulate guns in public.
WASHINGTON – A major Second Amendment case pending at the Supreme Court is energizing a debate over how far cities and states may go to ban guns in “sensitive” places, such as bars, hospitals and sports stadiums.
While the question isn’t currently up for consideration, experts predict it will be soon.