Sen. Coons Statement on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen decision

Statement

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the bipartisan group of 20 senators that negotiated an agreement to address gun safety and mental health, released the following statement today after the Supreme Court issued its opinion on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, finding that there is a constitutional right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-defense:

"On a day when the U.S. Senate is about to pass historic, bipartisan gun safety legislation that will save lives, the current Supreme Court has issued a decision that will likely put more lives at risk. Today's decision is the product of a generations-long right-wing effort to alter the Court. Today's court is led by conservative judicial activists who twist Constitutional analysis to substitute their own policy preferences for laws passed by Congress or the states.

"I am grateful that Democrats and Republicans are standing together to send a message that reasonable laws to prevent gun violence don't threaten constitutional rights--they save lives. We must pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act as soon as we can."

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