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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrew Buncombe

New York governor leads angry reaction to ‘outrageous’ Supreme Court decision making it easier to carry handguns

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New York’s governer has attacked an “outrageous” Supreme Court ruling that makes it easier to carry hand guns in the state - and which has wider implications for the entire country.

After the Supreme Court - examining a case orginating in New York - ruled for the first time that the US Constitution protects an individual’s right to carry a handgun in public for self-defence, Governor Kathy Hochul said the decision was the decision was “outrageous”, particularly as it came at a time of “national reckoning on gun violence”.

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