Well technically it did expand specifically gun rights in NY that had been unconstitutionally taken away.
And Thomas does say in his opinion that the 2nd amendment codified a pre-existing right..
i) Respondents’ substantial reliance on English history and custom before the founding makes some sense given Heller’s statement that the Second Amendment “codified a right ‘inherited from our English ancestors.’ ”
And here:
We looked to history because “it has always been widely understood that the Second Amendment . . . codified a pre-existing right.”
Didn't expand anything. Blocked the Glock blockers.
Well technically it did expand specifically gun rights in NY that had been unconstitutionally taken away.
And Thomas does say in his opinion that the 2nd amendment codified a pre-existing right..
i) Respondents’ substantial reliance on English history and custom before the founding makes some sense given Heller’s statement that the Second Amendment “codified a right ‘inherited from our English ancestors.’ ”
And here:
We looked to history because “it has always been widely understood that the Second Amendment . . . codified a pre-existing right.”