Thread by @emilymiller

When I became the first woman in Washington, D.C. to get a concealed gun carry permit, I had to prove to the government that I had specific threats against my life.
Now, the Supreme Court says that is unconstitutional. Read my analysis of the NY ruling:
emilypostnews.com/p/supreme-cour…

The Supreme Court ruled quite simply:

"The exercise of other constitutional rights does not require individuals to demonstrate to government officers some special need. The Second Amendment right to carry arms in public for self defense is no different." 2/

This Supreme Court gun carry decision is a legacy of Pres. Donald Trump. With his new justices, the conservatives on the court finally had a majority for Second Amendment rights so they were able to take on one of the appeals courts cases and know they could overturn bad laws. 3/

Justice Alito’s response to the liberals on the Supreme Court connecting carry laws to crime:

"Will a person bent on carrying out a mass shooting be stopped if he knows that it is illegal to carry a handgun outside the home?" 4/

The Supreme Court identified six states it views as “may issue” and need to change its gun carry laws to abide by the Second Amendment-- New York, California, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts and Hawaii. 5/

Justice Kavanaugh says all may issue states have to change their laws:
"Going forward...the 6 States including NY...may continue to require licenses for carrying handguns.. long as those States employ objective licensing requirements like those used by 43 shall issue States."6/

I don’t know why the Supreme Court decision twice says DC has “may issue” gun carry laws.

That’s not right.

DC is shall issue and any Americans who can pass a background check, do training and pay a fee can carry a gun in the capital! 7/

I'm taking questions and debating the Supreme Court landmark ruling on legal gun carry in America in #EmilyPosts here: emilypostnews.com/p/supreme-cour… 8/