Ninth Circuit Court upholds 2nd Amendment rights in CA
Publisher's note: In a surprising and encouraging departure from its normal liberal slant, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals stood on the side of the 2nd Amendment and struck down the concealed weapons rules in California.
Unlike Oklahoma, where open carry and concealed carry is allowed with a license, California has tried to impose outrageous rules and regulations for Concealed Carry applicants
I would hope that all other courts would begin finding in a like manne.r for all such unconstitutional rules and regulations.
Fox News: SAN FRANCISCO – A divided federal appeals court on Thursday struck down California's concealed weapons rules, saying they violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
By a 2-1 vote, the three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said California was wrong to require applicants to show good cause to receive a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
"The right to bear arms includes the right to carry an operable firearm outside the home for the lawful purpose of self-defense," Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain wrote for the majority.
Judge Sidney Thomas dissented, writing that the good cause requirement limited the number of people carrying concealed handguns in public to those legitimately in need.
"It limits the risk to public safety by reducing the number of guns in public circulation, but allows those who will most likely need to defend themselves in public to carry a handgun," Thomas wrote.