The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released its decision in Wolford v. Lopez Thursday and ruled that Hawaii’s law regarding concealed carry on private property violates the 2nd and 14th Amendments.
The law bars licensed concealed carriers from being armed on private property for self-defense without first receiving the affirmative consent of the property owner. The case came to SCOTUS after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law. The SCOTUSBlog summarized the decision: “The court holds Hawaii’s law barring licensed concealed-carry permit holders from carrying handguns on private property open to the public without the property owner’s express authorization violates the 2nd and 14th Amendments.”
