Supreme Court bars 'vampire rules' on gun ownership

The Supreme Court has invalidated a Hawaii gun law requiring advance permission to own or carry a firearm. In a six-to-three decision split along ideological lines, the majority ruled that pre-approval requirements unconstitutionally burden Second Amendment rights. According to NPR, this ruling affects other states with similar permission-based restrictions on firearm ownership.

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