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The article presents the court case 'New York State Rifle & Pistol Association et. al. v. City of New York et al.' in which the U.S. Supreme Court heard the oral arguments of counsels Paul D. Clement and Richard P. Dearing. Topics include the city's restriction on firearms transport, the reasons why the restriction is unconstitutional based on U.S. history, tradition, and text, as well as the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment to the rights to keep and bear arms.

The article presents the court case 'New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. City of New York,' in which the Second Circuit ruled that New York City's handgun licensing law is constitutional. Also cited are the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment, an individual's right to bear and keep arms, and the collective rights of states to maintain a militia.

The article presents several cases that were granted certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court in December 2019 on such subjects as abortion, civil rights, and capital punishment.