Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas warn that New York’s sweeping new gun law raises serious constitutional questions despite the high court’s decision not to intercede while court challenges play out, Newsmax reports.
The Supreme Court issued an order allowing New York to continue enforcing the banning of guns from “sensitive places,” such as schools and playgrounds, while a federal appeals court prepares to hear arguments challenging the law.
Alito and Thomas, two of the Supreme Court’s most conservative members, issued a statement with the order saying the law “presents novel and serious questions under both the First and the Second Amendments.”
“Applicants should not be deterred by today’s order from again seeking relief” if the appeals court doesn’t move swiftly or explain its actions, Alito wrote, joined by Thomas.
Gun owners wanted the Supreme Court to lift a federal appeals court order that temporarily put on hold a lower court decision blocking portions of the law, CNN reported.
{Matzav.com}
