Posted on 02/13/2014 12:43:07 PM PST by neverdem
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit handed gun rights advocates a major victory today by invalidating San Diego, Californias requirement that conceal-carry permits only be issued to those gun owners who have a good cause to carry a concealed gun in public. According to local officials, ones personal safety is not considered good cause. In his opinion for a divided three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit, Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain rejected the local governments approach as an unconstitutional infringement on the Second Amendment.
In California, the ruling observes, the only way that the typical responsible, law-abiding citizen can carry a weapon in public for the lawful purpose of self-defense is with a concealed-carry permit. And, in San Diego County, that option has been taken off the table.
As Brian Doherty noted on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering whether it will take up two other cases that also center on the Second Amendments reach outside of the home. This new ruling from the 9th Circuit makes it all the more likely that the question of gun rights in public will soon be addressed by the Supreme Court.
Today's ruling by the 9th Circuit in Peruta v. County of San Diego is available here.
“..C&C permits are only granted for the county you live in...”
Pennsylvania used to be this way too. we pushed and kicked and screamed and got the Uniform Firearms Act (UFA) passed in the early 90s; made EVERY county the same in PA. Of course, the fascist douchebags in Philly lost their minds over it, but too bad.
Legal Concealed Carry OR Open Carry, entire state with the Carry license.
Philly cops still hate it, will stop and harass you for open carry, but even the thug police chief told them they have to back off.
The law.... is THE LAW... and they hate it when it isn’t something they like.
‘C&C permits are only granted for the county you live in.’
“You sure about that? I have a friend with a concealed carry permit (He lives north of Guernville) and he told me it’s good for the entire state of California. I did a search on the Internet and found nothing on point.”
I apparently got some bad info on this about 15 years ago. I wanted a C&C permit for work in a potentially bad/dangerous area and to fly fish some back woods type areas. I was told by a local leo that my permit if issued would only work in my county.
So apparently any C&C permit is valid though out Califonia.
“What the hell does fly fishing, hiking or kayaking have to do with the right to carry a firearm?”
If you saw some of the scum bags in the areas where I like to do the above, you would know the answer to your question.
Conditional usage undermines the 2nd Amendment. You should be able to carry anywhere, subject solely to whether you feel the need.
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