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Supreme Court weighs private property gun restrictions

Season 2026 Episode 20 | 6m 42s

The Supreme Court heard the latest case testing the limits of the right to carry a gun in America. The arguments centered on Hawaii's strict state law restricting firearms on private property that’s open to the public unless the property’s owner explicitly permits it. William Brangham discussed the case with Chip Brownlee of The Trace, a nonprofit news organization that covers gun violence.

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