Supreme Court weighs private property gun restrictions in major case

Supreme Court weighs private property gun restrictions in major case

January 20, 2026 · 7 min

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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

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