Public Carry versus Public Health — The Harms to Come from the Supreme Court’s Decision in Bruen

Authors

Michael Ulrich, Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-6-2022

ISSN

1533-4406

Publisher

Massachusetts Medical Society

Language

en-US

Abstract

In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that the Second Amendment provides a constitutionally protected right to carry firearms in public. The decision is already creating turmoil in the form of political and public backlash and a scramble by policymakers to find new ways to combat the growing gun-violence epidemic in the United States. The majority opinion in Bruen, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, will have a devastating impact on efforts to mitigate gun violence and address racial disparities, but the reasoning used in the decision could cause even more havoc moving forward.

Recommended Citation

Michael Ulrich, Public Carry versus Public Health — The Harms to Come from the Supreme Court’s Decision in Bruen , in 387 The New England Journal of Law and Medicine 1245 (2022).
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