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US firearms lobby NRA says ‘wins’ in gun rights case

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America’s powerful gun lobby, the NRA on Thursday welcomed a landmark ruling from the nation’s top court that people have a fundamental right to carry firearms in public.

“NRA wins SCOTUS case!” the National Rifle Association tweeted, using the acronym for the US Supreme Court after the justices struck down a New York state law restricting who can carry a gun.

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