Supreme Court ruling set to allow more Americans to carry guns away from home

The US Supreme Court has struck down New York’s gun law Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP)

The US Supreme Court has struck down a New York firearms law in a major ruling on gun rights.

The justices’ 6-3 decision is expected to allow more people to legally carry guns on the streets of the nation’s largest cities — including New York, Los Angeles and Boston — and elsewhere.