SCOTUS urged for uniform gun law guidance

(The Center Square) - Advocates and legal experts urged the the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt uniform gun laws across the country after justices heard arguments in a case on whether to uphold Hawaii's gun control law. Wolford v. Lopez challenges a Hawaii law that prevents concealed carry permit holders from going to gas stations, bars, restaurants that serve alcohol, beaches and public parks without written or verbal consent from the property owner. During the arguments on Tuesday, several gun rights advocates came out to the steps of the Supreme Court to express support for Second Amendment protections. “Private property owners certainly have the right to prohibit firearms on their own property, but it is gross overreach for the government to decide that for them,” said Katie Novotny, a demonstrator outside the court. An argument analysts were particularly watching was in drawing a distinction between free speech rights and gun rights on private property open to the public. Carrie Sever