SCOTUS Punts on Gun Rights, Declares
New York State Rifle & Pistol Case Moot

In an effort to avoid an almost sure adverse ruling by the Supreme Court in New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York, the city changed the underlying law. It was an obvious and nakedly cynical attempt to have the case declared moot and dodge a likely expansion of gun rights in the United States.

That gambit worked. In a ruling announced this morning, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, has declared the case moot.

Here's the Associated Press's Mark Sherman's report:

The Supreme Court sidestepped a major decision on gun rights Monday in a dispute over New York City's former ban on transporting guns. .....