Supreme Court to hear New York case on carrying handguns in public

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.

The Second Amendment case involving the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association marks the high court’s first foray into gun rights since Justice Amy Coney Barrett came on board in October, making a 6-3 conservative majority. Following recent mass shootings in Indiana, Georgia, Colorado and California, the justices said they will review a lower-court ruling that upheld New York’s strict gun permit law.