Supreme court strikes down restrictive Hawaii gun law in major second amendment decision

Gun control advocates decry ruling striking ban on carrying guns in most public spaces as ‘deeply dangerous’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox 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. The closely watched case considered the Hawaii law’s compliance with the second amendment of the US constitution, which established the right of individuals to bear arms. “This regime hobbles what the second amendment protects: the right of Americans to carry arms for self-defense as they go about their daily lives,” wrote Alito. “We hold that the law is unconstitutional.” At issue was a 2023 state law that barred carrying a firearm on private property without the owner’s approval and created a list of more than a dozen “sensitive places” where guns cannot be carried, such as beaches