{"id":59920,"date":"2015-05-20T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=59920"},"modified":"2015-05-20T07:32:07","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T11:32:07","slug":"judge-strikes-down-dcs-good-reason-gun-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=59920","title":{"rendered":"Judge strikes down DC’s “good reason” gun law"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Fox News<\/a>, U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr. called unconstitutional the District of Columbia’s requirement that an applicant for a permit to carry a concealed weapon must have a “good reason” in order to qualify for the 2d Amendment right.<\/p>\n

“For all intents and purposes, this requirement makes it impossible for the overwhelming majority of law-abiding citizens to obtain licenses to carry handguns in public for self-defense, thereby depriving them of their Second Amendment right to bear arms,” Scullin wrote in his 23-page ruling. His next hearing in the case is July 7. <\/p>\n

States including Maryland, New Jersey and New York already require people to provide a reason for these kinds of permits, and federal courts have found them to be constitutional, according to a report the city did before passing its own new law. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We kind of need the Supreme Court to weigh in on this – the best way is for Congress to pass a National Concealed Carry law. <\/p>\n

The DC Metro police chief, Kathy Lanier isn’t happy about the judge’s decision;<\/p>\n

“The vast majority of people applying for permits to carry in the District are not D.C. residents,” Lanier said on NewsChannel 8’s “NewsTalk” program. “Our residents are very clear that this is not something they wanted.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, well, that’s exactly why there is a Bill of Rights – to prevent a tyranny of the majority that prevents a minority from exercising their God-given rights. If DC residents are worried about law-abiding citizens arming themselves, and they’re not as concerned about the armed criminals in the District, DC residents need to take a look at themselves in the mirror.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Hondo for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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