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.”
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.”