In wake of Supreme Court Second Amendment decision, uncertainty plagues gun laws new and old

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In wake of Supreme Court Second Amendment decision, uncertainty plagues gun laws new and old

Less than a year after the Supreme Court issued its major decision expanding gun rights, the new legal test laid out by Justice Clarence Thomas in his majority opinion has reshaped the legal landscape for firearms laws and led to uncertainty over whether measures that aim to curb gun violence can survive legal scrutiny.The laws — those recently enacted in the states, as well as longstanding federal restrictions with broad support — are being tes…