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Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided

The justices’ 6-3 decision is expected to ultimately allow more people to legally carry guns on the streets of the nation’s largest cities — including New York, Los Angeles and Boston — and elsewhere.

A handgun from a collection of illegal guns being reviewed during a gun buyback event in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 22, 2021.
A handgun from a collection of illegal guns being reviewed during a gun buyback event in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 22, 2021.Read moreBebeto Matthews / AP