This seems like a fairly big deal: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.... today issued the most sweeping decision yet on the right to carry a gun in public places. The amendment means, the panel ruled in a two-to-one decision, that it is unconstitutional to confine the “right to bear” arms solely to the home. Such a limitation, the panel ruled, would amount to a complete destruction of Second Amendment rights and cannot be justified on any constitutional reasoning. Thus, it said, while government might forbid carrying a concealed gun in public, or carrying a gun openly in public, it cannot do both. Ninth Circuit covers California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Thus, the decision only covers those states and U.S. territories. But this case could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court accepts the reasoning of the Ninth Circuit Court, this could become the law of the land.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 03:31:31 +0000
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