The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a major gun rights complaint and decide whether the Second Amendment gives law-abiding people the right to carry a loaded handgun when leaving home, regardless local restrictions. The laws of California, New York and six other states which strictly limit “concealed port” permits to those who can show they have a “special need” or “good reason” for being armed are at issue. . In Los Angeles, New York and other cities, these permits are rarely issued. “The time has come for this tribunal … to reaffirm the fundamental right of citizens to carry a firearm in self-defense,” Washington attorney Paul D. Clement said in his appeal on behalf of the Rifle and Handgun Association of the United States. New York State. The case could be the most significant Second Amendment evidence in a decade. In 2008, the court ruled for the first time that the Constitution gave people the right to have a gun in self-defense and repealed an ordinance in Washington, DC that banned all private possession of firearms. Two years later, the court overturned a similar gun ban in Chicago. Since then, judges have consistently dismissed appeals challenging other gun laws, including measures that limited the number of people who can be licensed to carry a gun in public. But the three new judges, all appointed by Trump, have indicated in the past that they support stronger gun rights protections under the Second Amendment. California law states that gun owners can apply for a concealment permit from a local law enforcement agency, and this can be granted if a sheriff or chief of police determines that the applicant is of “good character” and has a “good reason” for carrying a loaded pistol. The Los Angeles Police Department says “a good cause exists if there is compelling evidence of a clear and current danger to life or bodily harm” to applicants or their families. “Due to restrictive practices in some cities and counties in California, the most recent data shows that there are only 120,582 concealed transportation license holders in all of California. That’s just 0.39% of California’s adult population, ”several law enforcement groups, including the California Marshals Association, told the court. In New York City, about 1.2% of adults have “transport” licenses. In contrast, neighboring Pennsylvania has a “will issuance” policy for granting permits to eligible residents who apply, and about 14% of its adults are licensed to carry a firearm, the group said. They said 28% of adults in Alabama have transportation permits, the highest percentage in the country. Other states with more restrictive “can cast” policies are Hawaii, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Delaware and Rhode Island. The New York affair began when Robert Nash and Brandon Koch, who live near Albany, applied for a concealed carry permit. Nash cited “a series of recent robberies in his neighborhood.” But both were rejected because “they did not demonstrate a particular need for self-defense which distinguished [them] of the general public “. They filed a lawsuit with the state rifle association, alleging a violation of their rights under the 2nd Amendment. They lost before a federal judge and the Second Circuit Court, which ruled that the state can restrict the carrying of a concealed weapon in public. The court will hear arguments in the fall in the New York State Gun and Rifle Association case. against Corlett.