Under current law, self-defense isn’t considered a sufficient justification to get a concealed carry permit. https://t.co/eEMu2zvrTG

— FEE (@feeonline) November 8, 2021

FEE’s Brad Polumbo writes, In a landmark 2010 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that in addition to the federal government, states must also respect the public’s individual constitutional right to bear arms. Yet the high court has neglected to take any more major Second Amendment cases in the decade since that would have further clarified the scope of this ruling, leading conservative Justice Clarence Thomas to dub the Second Amendment a ‘disfavored right.’ As a result, many states have found ways to work around Supreme Court precedent and drastically restrict the ability of law-abiding people to carry firearms to protect themselves.

Yet, this could all soon change.”

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FEE’s Brad Polumbo writes, “It’s only been a matter of months since Kathy Hochul replaced the disgraced Andrew Cuomo as New York’s governor. Yet she’s already finding herself in hot water—most recently, after a maskless Broadway outing drew social media backlash.

.@GovKathyHochul is hitting up Broadway events unmasked and crowding into mask-free bars.

Yet she is forcibly masking your 3-year-old.

My latest:https://t.co/0C2oUrmDm4

— Brad Polumbo ?? ?‍? (@brad_polumbo) October 27, 2021

On Sunday, the governor tweeted a photo of her and her husband with 10 other people at a Broadway production. None of them were wearing masks.”

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