They will do neither of those two things
Supreme Court appears poised to expand gun rights and restrict abortion in its new term
The following is the LAT story on the 2A in its entirety, ~two-thirds of this story discusses abortion
...The Supreme Court is set to expand gun rights and restrict abortion rights in a new term that begins Monday, one that could reveal how fast and how far the conservative majority will move the law to the right.
“This term will reveal whether it is a far-right or center-right court,” said Aaron Tang, a UC Davis law professor and former clerk for Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Guns, abortion and probably college affirmative action are before the court in the year ahead, all areas in which conservatives have been eager to recast the law. And with a 6-3 majority, the justices are poised to do just that.
For a decade, gun rights advocates have grumbled as the court refused to hear challenges to laws in California, New York and other blue states that restricted who could carry firearms in public or prohibited sales of some rapid-fire rifles and high-capacity magazines.
But President Trump’s three appointees — Justices Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett — believe the 2nd Amendment protects a right to be armed, and joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., they can now strike down state laws that stand in the way.
They voted to hear a New York case that asks the court to rule that the Constitution protects the right to carry a loaded handgun when leaving home.
It “could signal the start of a new era of judicial hostility to gun control,” UCLA law professor Adam Winkler said. He said a ruling in favor of the New York gun owners could have big impact in Los Angeles County, where permits to carry a concealed weapon require a “special need” and are rarely granted.
A victory for the 2nd Amendment claim will “mean a lot more people carrying guns on the streets of cities like New York, Washington and Los Angeles,” he said. “Today there are only a few hundred people with concealed-carry permits” in Los Angeles, but after a ruling upholding a right to carry, “L.A. can expect to have about 500,000 people carrying firearms with a permit.” Arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. vs. Bruen are set for Nov. 3....