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Friday, March 26, 2021

Gun Rights case on Supreme Court’s agenda days after Colorado, Georgia mass shootings

A possible expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court’s agenda, days after mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia. 

The justices are meeting in private Friday to discuss adding new cases to their docket for the fall. Among the prospects is an appeal from gun rights advocates that asks the court to declare a constitutional right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-protection. 

It’s the first major gun case to come before the court since Amy Coney Barrett became a justice in late October and expanded the conservative majority to 6-3.