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NEW YORK CITY – Americans visiting a public park shared their reactions to the Supreme Court’s repeal of a New York law that limited people’s ability to carry concealed firearms in public.
“I think today’s Supreme Court ruling is dangerous,” Brian, a New Yorker, told Fox News in New York’s High Line Park. “It will probably put a lot more weapons on the street than they probably already have.
“I don’t want a gun, and I don’t want anyone I know to have a gun.”
Lionel, of Chicago, disagreed.
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“In light of all this car theft that’s going on … I’m thinking of taking it hidden to defend myself, my wife and my property,” he said.
Mila, a New Yorker, says Supreme Court illegitimate (Megan Myers / Fox News Digital)
The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a New York state law that required anyone who wanted to carry concealed weapons in public to prove that they had “a proper cause” that indicated they had a specific need.
The judges, in Judgment 6-3, said the law violated the Second Amendment.
“It will just add a lot more to the numbers,” Brian said. “We don’t know who’s carrying weapons right now. It’s scary.”
Mila, New York, said the Supreme Court ruling was “shameful.”
“We don’t want their decisions,” he told Fox News. “The illegitimacy of not being able to have an abortion but of being able to be exposed to guns everywhere? Horrible.”
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The children run to a safe place after escaping through a window during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. (Pete Luna / Uvalde Leader-News / Handout via REUTERS)
The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, giving states authority to establish their own abortion laws.
“What is going on in our country? We should look at stricter laws,” a woman told Fox News.
President Biden on Saturday signed the most comprehensive arms control law in three decades. The bipartisan bill expands background checks and offers incentives to states to pass red-flag laws that allow people who could be a threat to themselves or others to take firearms.
“That’s enough. I mean the kids in Parkland, and now Uvalde,” Kathy of New York said, referring to a couple of mass shootings.
“Every two days you hear about mass shootings.”
One man said he had “conflicting feelings” about the repeal of the New York transportation law.
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Lucien admits gun ownership when access is regulated (Megan Myers / Fox News Digital)
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“I don’t think guns themselves are the problem. It’s the people who handle them,” he said. “I would say it’s an invitation to more aggressive behavior.
“If you’re going to disarm people, disarm the police as well.”
Glenn, a New Yorker, added: “I don’t think the answer is more weapons.”
Megan Myers is an associate producer / writer for Fox News Digital Originals. Follow her on Twitter @meglmyers