The D.C. Circuit Breaks New Second Amendment Ground

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The D.C. Circuit Breaks New Second Amendment Ground

Postby jdege on Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:15 am

The D.C. Circuit Breaks New Second Amendment Ground
https://takecareblog.com/blog/the-d-c-circuit-breaks-new-second-amendment-ground

Somehow, this guy doesn't seem to be happy...

Gun rights and regulation are therefore as central to the American politics and constitutional law as they have ever been, making this week's decision in Wrenn v. District of Columbia all the more significant. In Wrenn, a divided panel of the D.C. Circuit struck down the district’s permitting scheme, which required those seeking to publicly carry a concealed weapon to first show a “proper reason” for doing so.

Such requirements raise interesting constitutional questions, but have been universally upheld by other courts, meaning that this week’s decision creates—for the moment, at least—an arguable circuit split. And that, in turn, makes it important to understand how the D.C. Circuit’s decision reflects the kinds of issues that might come before the Supreme Court and its newest Justice.


He's wrong, of course, that no court has ever overturned a discretionary permitting law because they required "proper reason." But the anti, gun side has always been notable for its ability to ignore what it didn't want to be.
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