BREAKING: SCOTUS Decides How Far States May Regulate Concealed Carry in Public
Lopez, which was argued before the court in January 2026.In a 6-3 decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that a Hawaii law banning concealed carry at businesses and other types of private property that is open to the public is unconstitutional. The law would require every concealed carry permit holder to have express permission from a property owner – either verbally, in written form, or in posted signage. In his opinion on that case, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that a government’s laws must be “consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.”The United States District Court for the District of Hawaii granted an injunction against Hawaii’s new restrictive law.
- ▪Lopez, which was argued before the court in January 2026.In a 6-3 decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that a Hawaii law banning concealed carry at businesses and other types of private property that is open to the public is uncons
- ▪The law would require every concealed carry permit holder to have express permission from a property owner – either verbally, in written form, or in posted signage.
- ▪In his opinion on that case, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that a government’s laws must be “consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.”The United States District Court for the District of Hawaii granted an inj
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BREAKING: SCOTUS Decides How Far States May Regulate Concealed Carry in Public Jennifer Rust | 10:11 AM on June 25, 2026 AP Photo/Susan Walsh Can citizens who have been trained and have concealed carry licenses actually carry concealed in shops or other private property open to the public without being given express permission by the property owner? Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Or, like a vampire in the teen hit Vampire Diaries, will the license holder have to have an invitation to enter?That’s the question the Supreme Court was asked to consider in Wolford v.
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