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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Gloria Oladipo in New York

Supreme court decision to overturn New York gun law met with outrage

New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, said the ruling ‘could place millions of New Yorkers in harm’s way’.
New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, said the ruling ‘could place millions of New Yorkers in harm’s way’. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA

Gun reform advocates reacted with outrage to the supreme court decision overturning a New York state handgun law that placed strict restrictions on carrying concealed firearms outside the home.

The decision could pave the way to allow almost any law-abiding American to carry hidden guns in public places, even as levels of gun deaths rise in the US.

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