It's been around a decade since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled gun ownership to be an individual right-not something tied to service in a militia-under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
But while the "keep" part of the Second Amendment is an individual right, what about the "bear" part?
That's another issue. For example, New York City prohibits most legal handgun owners from taking their weapons-even if unloaded and safely locked away in a container-beyond the city limits.
There are a few ranges inside the city gun owners can use. But they can't legally transport their handguns anywhere across the city line.
Needless to say gun owners aren't happy about that. The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association took up their cause. They sued the city, which argued the law promotes public safety by keeping guns off the streets.
Legal guns, we should note. The law doesn't do a thing about illegal guns in the hands of criminals. And if you don't let them out of the city, exactly how does that decrease the number anyway?
Somehow the city prevailed in the lower federal courts.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the Rifle and Pistol Association's appeal. It will be the first major gun case before the court since 2010.
And with five conservative justices? There are no guarantees, but we don't think the city has much of a shot with this court.