There is no such right.
Posted on 02/25/2013 6:19:50 AM PST by blam
Court Rules There Is No Right To Carry A Concealed Weapon
Larry Bodine, Lawyers.com
February 25, 2013, 6:42 AM
In a sweeping ruling, the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that there is no Second Amendment right to carry a concealed firearm in public. The broad wording of the decision in Peterson v. Martinez creates a far-reaching national precedent against carrying a loaded handgun outside the home.
The case began on a narrow point – a challenge by a Washington State man against Colorado’s law to issue CHL permits (“Concealed Handgun License”) only to state residents. But the final ruling held, “In light of our nation’s extensive practice of restricting citizens’ freedom to carry firearms in a concealed manner, we hold that this activity does not fall within the scope of the Second Amendment’s protections.”
The federal court also rejected arguments that Colorado’s CHL law infringed on the the Equal Protection Clause and the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
To bullet-proof the ruling against an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Tenth Circuit recounted numerous court rulings and state laws dating back to 1813, and based its ruling on prior U.S. Supreme Court cases.
The View from the Ground
Colorado law allows people to have a firearm in their homes, places of business and cars. But to carry a concealed weapon in public, a state resident must apply to a local sheriff to get a permit. Peterson claimed that the law left him “completely disarmed.”
Sheriffs use locally-maintained databases to check for misdemeanor and municipal court convictions involving drugs, alcohol or violence that will disqualify a citizen. The local databases also include mental health contacts, 911 calls that do not result in an arrest, a history of aggressive driving, juvenile arrest records, plea agreements that result
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Then the dumbass cop ARRESTED HIM for ‘exposing his weapon’
He apparently believes a CC permit means you are REQUIRED to keep it hidden.
I wonder what the resolution was- I hope that stupid cop is fired and the state SUED for hiring cops that stupid.
Does anyone know?
Is this a narrowly worded opinion against only concealed carry as a states issue but opens the door to fully open carry as the federal purview?
divide and conquer.
keep serf in prison cells.
prevent assembly.
control internet prevent communication.
However, one COULD argue that it does NOT say those “arms” can/cannot be loaded.
Regarding the case in question, though, I think “shall not be infringed” is pretty clear.
Oh, I dunno, I 'spect it'll get saluted, but only with one finger.
so we need national recognition of all ccw permits ala DL licenses.
simple mandate that any CCW permit UNIFORMLY means carry, open carry, carry knives longer than 3.5 inches, tasers.
This way a person can travel from state to state and the effete elites will just have to get over themselves.
(bloomberg will just have to live with high BP)
The kings torys of 1770 have been replaced by the beltway and black robe torys of 2013.
without aristocrats and gentlemen officers in charge the rabble will run amuck.
If plaintiff had argued that the combination creates the problem, and that he objects to Denver's ordinance, then the Court would have had a different issue to argue.
I don't think he would have won, either way. The courts are hostile to the RKBA, to the point of obvious corruption of law.
They picked that up in 1043, an unloaded firearm will be considered a deadly weapon.
HB13-1043
Modify Definition Of Deadly Weapon
Under current law, for the purposes of criminal law, a deadly weapon is defined as a firearm, whether loaded or unloaded; a knife; a bludgeon; or any other weapon, device, instrument, material, or substance, whether animate or inanimate, that in the manner it is used or intended to be used is capable of producing death or serious bodily injury.The bill modifies this definition so that a firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, qualifies as a deadly weapon regardless of the manner in which it is used or intended to be used.
Not that it will recognize that privilege and right, just that it should. When it doesn't, it is acting outside of the constitution, and outside of historical precedents.
Current Alabama Law Prohibits Open Carry In These Locations:
1. At a public Demonstration see Section 13A-11-59
2. In a vehicle. Upon entering a vehicle you must have a concealed carry permit.
3. Where it is posted that firearms are not allowed. Even if the sign is unlawfull, they have the right to ask you to leave thier property. If you refuse you could be charged with tresspassing.
In this point, they are exactly correct. IMHO.
The only thing they failed to note, is that the Right can only be encumbered against the Rights of another law-abiding Citizen - not a criminal. However, using data gathered from non-judicial sources with no adjudication allows for too much variation across different venues, and should be stricken for that.
Also, that means that no Weapon of any type can be carried "concealed", knives, batons, tazers, self-defense sprays, etc. Law-abiding Citizens have no fear that any of them will be used against them, including concealed guns. Criminals should at all times they violate another Citizen's Rights!
would “bare” arms mean open carry? :)
I support your right to arm bears.
I wonder what part of “shall not be infringed” they didn’t understand?
I have a CC permit in Colorado. It is a violation to allow the weapon to be seen unless you are in the act of using it. There are also restrictions on what constitutes proper use.
That's right! That way they can surround your home with "swat" teams and heavily armored vehicles and wait for you to run out of ammo, or Waco Style, burn you out! Get it? /s
“infringed” is not in the newspeak dictionary.
There is no such right.
Makes one wonder how they feel about concealed opinions! Maybe we need colored stars to unconceal our religions, too.
Wrong.
OTOH, there IS a right to BEAR arms.
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