The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case over whether states can prevent concealed carry holders on private property that is open to the public.

History is everything, the Supreme Court has ruled — at least when it comes to defining modern Second Amendment rights. As the high court ruled in 2022, the constitutionality of modern gun laws is to be based on the existence of old gun laws. The latest test of this spongy standard comes from a challenge to a Hawaii gun carry law.

New York City defense attorneys are asking judges to drop gun possession cases following this June’s Supreme Court decision striking down the state’s restrictive gun licensing regulations for violating a newly found Second Amendment right “to keep ...