Posted on 07/05/2017 1:04:00 PM PDT by marktwain
Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- In Peruta v. California, the Ninth Circuit held that the right to carry concealed arms outside the home was not protected by the Second Amendment.
The Ninth refused to consider that the ability to carry openly was prohibited by California law, thus nullifying the right to carry outside of the home.
On Monday, 26 June, the Supreme Court officially denied the petition for a write of certiorari. The Ninth Circuit denial of Second Amendment rights outside the home will stand.
The Supreme Court declined to review a case about the right to carry firearms outside the home, but two justices publicly dissented from their colleagues' decision not to take up the issue.
The high court said Monday it would not hear a National Rifle Association-supported legal challenge by California resident Edward Peruta, who challenged a state law limiting gun-carrying permits to those showing “good cause” and a San Diego County policy that says concern about personal safety is not sufficient to fulfill the requirement.
Gun rights advocates say the limits violate the Constitutional right to bear arms.
Justices Thomas and Gorsuch dissented. Both Justices held that Peruta should have been heard by the court. Four justices are required to agree to take a case. Justices Thomas and Gorsuch voted to hear the case. It is possible that another justice also voted to hear Peruta, but chose not to dissent. There was no fourth justice in favor, or the case would have been scheduled. The dissent is well written. Here is an excerpt from the dissent by Justice Thomas:
We should have granted certiorari in this case. The approach taken by the en banc court is
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Here is an article about the D.C. case that is in the works.
http://freebeacon.com/issues/dc-gun-carry-federal-court/
Glad to see Gorsuch on same side as Thomas again.
These jackasses are denying certiorari because they know the 2nd Amendment is a clear cut, fundamental, individual right that is guaranteed by the Constitution, but they refuse to rule on it.
This really needs to be heard at the SC level. This is BS.
By affirming we have the right protect ourselves with firearms outside the home it opens the door to a national reciprocity law for conceal carry permit holders. Something we desperately need in this country.
Nowhere do I feel a need to carry more than in California which has harsh concealed carry laws. Being afraid for your life is not a good enough reason in that forsaken state. NYC is another dangerous place where people have a real need to protect themselves using the one tool that equalizes the equation. Chicago is another.
Like all other Constitutionals, I knew the 9th Circuit was bad,but this is dangerous, to not even hear a 2nd Amendment case that more than half the nation have interests in.
The key states denying the 2nd amendment to their state residents and all citizens of the US are the ones with the highest risk of crime: California, Illinois, Maryland, New York, and the District of Columbia. The Supreme Court needs to clarify if the 2nd Amendment, if all of the amendments are national or are they selective. Congress can fix this. First, since they administer DC, say that all state licenses and permits are valid in the District. They can also pass pre-emptive national recognition of the the 2nd amendment—constitutional carry and, if necessary, national reciprocity of state-issued permits. That would fix California as it’s citizens could go to nearby Nevada and get permits valid in California. Bet California would then issue them for the benefit of collecting money from its citizens that is otherwise going to Nevada and Utah.
Probably worried some illegal "immigrant's" rights are being violated somewhere and they're standing by for action. When we throw the UN out, we need to get them to take the SCOTUS with them. America-hating morons!
There are still only 3 conservatives on the Supreme Court.
The court is violating the 2nd Amendment!
While I would love for this to go to SCOTUS now, I dont think we can be sure the votes are there. Too much uncertainty. Let Trump get one or two more appointments, hopefully Ginsberg drops..then we can push these cases up for a sure victory.
We need judges to counterbalance Kennedy and that idiot Roberts. Where was Alitto????
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Why is the unanswered question.
I suspect this is strategery on the part of Alito and maybe Roberts. They probably suspect Kennedy wouldn’t overturn it, and prefer to wait for another vote. At least I hope that’s what’s happening.
sounds just like a bunch of chickenshit politicians, when tasked to do their jobs to defend the American citizen’s Constitutional rights, they refuse. If one had any doubts, this refusal to hear a second amendment rights challenge makes clear all but two of the judges work for the ruling elite overlords, same as most if not all of those elected officials in DC who also took the same oath of office.
Time to shake things up. Since when is a well regulated militia confined to “within the home?”
Illinois has has concealed carry for 2 years now. Get your facts straight.
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The People and the States have granted the judiciary far too much authority and power. Over time, we've relinquished the right to even interpret the plain meanings of simple words, and now look to a bunch of lawyers in black robes to pass judgement on our God Given Rights.
Every human is born with the inherent, inalienable RIGHT to self defense, by whatever means necessary, to secure their safety and liberty.
It is patently absurd that such a right, or any RIGHT, be held in hock by a tiny group of people who've arrogated immense and undeserved power to themselves. One bad ruling by these despots, and your God Given Right is suspended until you take it back by force.
We seriously need an Article V Convention to rectify this state of affairs.
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