Ninth Circuit holds Second Amendment secures a right to carry a gun

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Just picked this up from Washington Post.

So holds today’s Peruta v. County of San Diego (9th Cir. Feb. 13, 2014) (2-1 vote).

The court concludes that California’s broad limits on both open and concealed carry of loaded guns — with no “shall-issue” licensing regime that assures law-abiding adults of a right to get licenses, but only a “good cause” regime under which no license need be given — “impermissibly infringe[] on the Second Amendment right to bear arms in lawful self-defense.”

The Ninth Circuit thus joins the Seventh Circuit, and disagrees with the Second, Third, and Fourth Circuits. (State courts are also split on the subject.)

Ninth Circuit holds Second Amendment secures a right to carry a gun

 

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SF Gate is reporting this:

In the majority opinion, Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain said the “right to bear arms includes the right to carry an operable firearm outside the home for the lawful purpose of self-defense.”

Further increasing the chances that the Supreme Court will take on the issue, O’Scannlain disagreed with federal appeals courts that have upheld nearly identical laws in left-leaning states like New York, New Jersey and Maryland, SFGate reports.

The high court generally tackled issues when there is a significant split among appellate circuits, as there is in this case.

Federal Court Just Dealt a Major Blow to Anti-Gun Advocates in California | TheBlaze.com

 

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Here's the SF Gate link for those of you who are skeered to go to the Blaze.

(02-13) 12:44 PST San Francisco -- California must allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms in public, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, striking down the core of the state's permit system for handguns.

In a 2-1 decision, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said San Diego County violates the Constitution's Second Amendment by requiring residents to show "good cause" - and not merely the desire to protect themselves - to obtain a concealed-weapons permit.

Court strikes California law restricting concealed weapons - SFGate

 

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