Supreme Court Justices to Consider Gun-Rights Case That May Expand 2nd Amendment


PerutaĀ first filed a lawsuit in 2009 to challenge the countyās policy of requiring āgood causeā to obtain a concealed carry permit, saying the policy violates the Second Amendment. The strongest concealed carry laws in the country require applicants to demonstrate good cause or a justifiable need as to why she or he needs a permit. In California, for example, good cause exists to issue a concealed carry weapons permit when there is a clear and present danger to the applicant or the applicantās spouse, family or employees, according to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
The gun-rights advocatesĀ most recently lost on appeal in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in June 2016, when federal judges ruled that San Diegoās policy is constitutional. Earlier this week, the court rescheduled discussion related to the case. It remains unknown when the justices will meet to considerĀ andĀ decide whether to hear it.
If the justices decide to take on the case, though, it could be the most important ruling on guns since the 2008 landmark decision in District of Columbia vs. Heller. In that ruling, the justices recognized, in a 5-4 vote, an individualās right to keep firearms at home for self-defense. Scalia, who was a strict originalist and conservative, wrote the majority opinion in Heller, joined by Justices John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy and Clarence Thomas. Besides the late Scalia, those justices allĀ still serve on the court. But the high court hasnāt yet ruled on the right to carry a gun outside of the home.”
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