Posted on 05/16/2011 7:34:27 PM PDT by quantim
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Monday there is no constitutional right to carry a hidden gun in public - a decision that dealt a setback to gun-rights advocates who had challenged how much discretion California law enforcement officials have in issuing concealed weapons permits.
U.S. District Court Judge Morrison England Jr. in Sacramento supported a policy by Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto that says applicants must have a reason, such as a safety threat, to legally carry a concealed weapon in his county northwest of Sacramento.
Prieto was sued by opponents claiming sheriffs, who issue most concealed weapons permits, must give the documents to all applicants as long as they are not mentally ill, do not have a criminal background and complete a training course.
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Anywhere you go in L.A. County there is a safety threat. And I've been to Yolo County -- it is no garden spot either.
Yeah, wasn’t OBL who was shot in the head by courageous Obama threatening to wipe out LA?
"...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." -- the United States Constitution
I don't see the part about hidden or not hidden. All I see is "shall NOT be infringed."
Well, at least we know it’s going another level up in the appeals process.
When did we get all these judges from the USSR. What part of SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED is so hard to comprehend?
Rooskies might actually be more sympathetic.
So I guess to Sheriff Ed Prieto a gangbanger certainly has a reason and a need to carry a concealed firearm. Especially if they’ve been convicted of multiple felonies *and* are illegal aliens.
“When did we get all these judges from the USSR.”
No they are home grown commies a result of our wonderful law schools. We need to go back to the days when you could read for the bar exam. Then we would get a few members of the bar with common sense.
another black robed terrorists
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