"The Second Amendment provides that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” On Tuesday, in Wolford v. Lopez, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the latest chapter of the ongoing dispute over the scope of that right: a challenge to a Hawaii law that bans gun owners from bringing their guns onto private property that is open to the public without specific permission from the property’s owner. Four other states have similar laws: California, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey."
This is a pretty important case. A business can post a sign saying guns not allowed. Defaulting to prohibition creates a presumption that does not generally apply. Consider if a state required you to have advance permission before entering their property with a concealed book promoting Communism. Would the ACLU consider that constitutional. "You do not need to carry a book like that into private property."
Imagine if a state passed a law requiring advance permission for homosexuals to enter the premises. If a business is open to the public, even if you do not want to bake a cake for them, why an advance permission required?
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