Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 24, 2016
Peruta: Misguided gun decision missed the bigger issue
The 9th Circuit was flat out disingenuous in a recent decision upholding a concealed carry ban while refusing to consider the unavailability of open carry.
Joseph Greenlee
Director of Constitutional Studies
Firearms Policy Coalition
Firearms Policy Coalition is a nonprofit organization dedicated to maximal human liberty. FPC Law is the nation's first and largest public interest legal team focused on the right to keep and bear arms and related rights.
In Peruta v. County of San Diego, 2016 DJDAR 5523 (June 9, 2016), an en banc panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a licensing scheme that amounted to a complete ban on the carrying of concealed firearms for ordinary law-abiding citizens. The court determined that "there is no Second Amendment right for members of the general public to carry concealed firearms in public."
The Peruta decision is misguided not necessarily because the court upheld a con...
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