Supreme Court weighs private property gun restrictions in major case

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The episode discusses a Supreme Court case regarding Hawaii's gun restrictions on private property open to the public.

The Supreme Court heard the latest case testing the limits of the right to carry a gun in America. The arguments centered on Hawaii's strict state law restricting firearms on private property that's open to the public unless the property's owner explicitly permits it. William Brangham discussed the case with Chip Brownlee of The Trace, a nonprofit news organization that covers gun violence. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: William Brangham

Guest: Chip Brownlee

Topics covered

• Supreme Court
• gun rights
• private property
• law
• public policy

Keywords

• Supreme Court
• gun restrictions
• Hawaii law
• private property
• public access
• The Trace
• gun violence

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Places: America, Hawaii

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