Posted on 02/27/2014 9:11:10 PM PST by South40
SAN DIEGO — Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Thursday she has challenged a federal court ruling in a San Diego County case that made it easier for Californians to carry concealed weapons.
A divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 this month that a law-abiding citizen’s right to bear arms for self-defense should be enough good cause to grant a concealed-carry weapon permit.
The Feb. 13 ruling overturned San Diego County’s policy of requiring a gun owner to show a specific reason for carrying a firearm, such as working in a dangerous occupation. The decision, which affected the issuing of concealed-weapon permits throughout the state, said the county’s policy violated the Second Amendment.
State law requires citizens to show good cause to carry a concealed weapon but gives local law enforcement control over the permit process.
Sheriff Bill Gore, who issues the permits in the county, said last week he would not fight the ruling.
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Thanks for the correction.
In CA it could be hard to tell
They wait until the second to last paragraph to tell us the “what” of the news story:
“Reached late Thursday, a spokesman in Harris’ office said the motion to reverse the three-judge panel’s initial ruling includes a petition to intervene on behalf of the state.”
This might be good news for us who live in “May Issue” states outside of California. By appealing the decision, it could push this issue up to the Supreme Court, where a decision on what bear means in keep and bear. Heller and McDonald set the definition for keep, we just need one for bear. Just hope it gets there before one of our five keels over. If one of our five ends up under the sod, and we get creamed on this, we can all thank the “All or Nothing” crowd.
The way I understand this, the only people left that can bring this case up is the judges of the 9th. She is merely trying to persuade the judges to bring the case back up.
It is also of note that the Brady people and a sherriffs group are also trying to do the same thing.
March 7th cannot get here quick enough!
Oh?
I didn’t realize what you were talking about.
Yeah, Kamilla is a she and hot too.
Unfortunately, she’s also a very scary woman.
She never once prosecuted a death penalty case against anyone who killed a cop and specifically went out of her way contriving all kinds of reasons as to why she wasn’t pursuing the death penalty.
She is morbidly obsessed with the suppression of gun right and absolutely committed to undermining the 2A.
She’s effectively supporting the death penalty for innocent citizens and their rights to protect themselves when confronting dangerous situations.. [snip]
It is an interesting exercise to read your comment in light of the recent release of convicts from California prisons and the resulting spike in crime.
Seems leftists WANT the populace defenseless & preyed upon...
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