By John Kruzel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a challenge to a Hawaii law restricting the carrying of handguns on private property that is open to the public such as most businesses, giving the justices a chance to further expand gun rights.

The justices took up an appeal by three Hawaii residents with concealed carry licenses and a Honolulu-based gun rights advocacy group of a lower court’s determination that Hawaii’s measure likely complies with the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

The Hawaii law requires concealed carry licensees to get an owner’s consent before bringing a handgun onto private property open to the public.

The Supreme Court is due to hear arguments in the case during its new nine-month term that

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