“On October 20, 23-year-old Nikolas Cruz pled guilty to murdering 17 people in the 2018 Parkland school shooting. Four years after that tragedy — with school shootings doubling nationally as students return from remote learning — the Supreme Court is considering a case that could have a tremendous impact on gun control legislation.
The lawsuit before the court, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, claims that an existing New York law, which requires applicants for concealed carry licenses to demonstrate “special need,” violates the Second Amendment. The case, scheduled to be heard by the court on November 3, will be the first major showdown on gun control rights in over a decade, with the potential to impact state and federal gun legislation. March for Our Lives (MFOL) has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court opposing the lawsuit…”
McMenamin looks at The Violence Project to discuss the rise in school shooting threats in the face of the case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen.
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Source: Teen Vogue