2aguy
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These two citizens are taking this case to court....you cannot charge a fee for the exercise of a Right......and charging money to get a concealed carry permit violates the 2nd amendment Right to own and carry a gun.....as per D.C. v Heller, and in particular Murdock v Pennsylvania......if the court follows the law, they will have to end the fee...
Two Ohioans Sue Over State's Concealed Handgun License Fee - The Truth About Guns
harles Jarvis is confined to a wheelchair and, according to the complaint, qualifies for Social Security and lives in poverty. Both attempted to apply for concealed carry licenses but were told by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s office that they have to pay a fee. Only current and retired law enforcement officers can get one at no cost.
Their suit argues that under the provisions of Heller v. DC, they have an individual right to possess and carry firearms. And as their attorney noted . . .
“(T)he state cannot charge a fee to exercise a fundamental right.”
“There is no alternative but to pay the fee to exercise that right in a private automobile. Thus the imposition of the fee is unconstitutional,” he said.
Government entities nationwide charge fees to process concealed carrylicenses. Those fees impact the poor disproportionately and could probably the basis for a challenge if set unreasonably high (whatever that may mean is open to interpretation and, possibly, judicial review.
Two Ohioans Sue Over State's Concealed Handgun License Fee - The Truth About Guns
harles Jarvis is confined to a wheelchair and, according to the complaint, qualifies for Social Security and lives in poverty. Both attempted to apply for concealed carry licenses but were told by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s office that they have to pay a fee. Only current and retired law enforcement officers can get one at no cost.
Their suit argues that under the provisions of Heller v. DC, they have an individual right to possess and carry firearms. And as their attorney noted . . .
“(T)he state cannot charge a fee to exercise a fundamental right.”
“There is no alternative but to pay the fee to exercise that right in a private automobile. Thus the imposition of the fee is unconstitutional,” he said.
Government entities nationwide charge fees to process concealed carrylicenses. Those fees impact the poor disproportionately and could probably the basis for a challenge if set unreasonably high (whatever that may mean is open to interpretation and, possibly, judicial review.