California Concealed Carry Case Petitions U.S. Supreme Court

By Storm Paglia

Last week, the case Peruta v. California took the next step towards potential judicial review of California’s extremely restrictive concealed carry permit system. A group of California gun owners, along with the California Rifle and Pistol Association, filed a petition for writ of certiorari on January 12, asking the Supreme Court to review the case in the upcoming term. The plaintiffs in the case are hoping to grant the basic right to carry a concealed firearm for protection for gun owners without a criminal record.

Peruta v. California made history in 2014 when three judges of the Ninth Circuit ruled that the San Diego County’s restrictive “good cause” policy regarding the issuance of a concealed carry permits violated the Second Amendment. However, the Ninth Circuit decided to rehear the case “en banc,” with all 11 judges of the Ninth Circuit on the bench. They ruled to overturn the original 3-judge panel opinion in June 2016.

In their request to SCOTUS, the petitioners ask “whether the Second Amendment entitles ordinary, law-abiding citizens to carry handguns outside the home for self-defense in some manner, including concealed carry when open carry is forbidden by state law.” The full petition for writ of …Read the Rest

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