The Latest on the Supreme Court ruling on New York's gun law:
NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton, the civil rights leader whose National Action Network is headquartered in New York City, condemned the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday as “devastating and potentially dangerous."
“This ruling could not have come at a worse time, as we have been working to deescalate gun violence in the city,” Sharpton said. “It has never been more important for Congress to pass meaningful legislation to combat the epidemic that is gun violence in this nation.”
One big concern is the ability of people to carry guns in public spaces such as neighborhoods, streets and subways.
Paige Graves, the Metropolitan Transit Authority's general counsel, said in a statement that "the presence of guns within a sensitive place like New York’s transit system is an unacceptable risk.”
“Considering this Supreme Court decision, we have begun drafting appropriate rules to keep dangerous weapons out of our subways, buses and commuter trains,” Graves said.
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MORE ON THE DECISION:
— Supreme Court expands gun rights, striking New York limits
— States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps
— NY leaders vow new gun limits after Supreme Court ruling
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WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday’s Supreme Court decision “defies common sense” and “defies logic.”
Harris said she was “deeply concerned and troubled by the Supreme Court’s ruling,” which follows her recent visit to Buffalo where she attended a funeral for one of the victims of the May 14 shooting...
