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Why Public Officials Should Never Be Able to Decide Who Gets a Concealed Carry Permit

March 5, 2025June 9, 2022 by Jennifer Sensiba

Last week, a candidate for Sheriff in San Diego made some controversial comments about the bathrooms transgender people use. The ensuing media coverage and social media discussion, as well as statements by public officials, all focused on what he said, but one of the more forward-looking LGBT groups identified the real problem . . . … Read more

Does a Graduated Step Toward Constitutional Carry Make Sense for Some States?

March 6, 2025May 14, 2021 by MarkPA

We the People of the Gun have debated constitutional carry vs. shall-issue for quite some time. The shall-issue debate breaks along the dividing line of a perfunctory NICS check vs. training/testing/qualification requirements. The debate is familiar so there’s no need to go over it again here. But it’s dawned on me that this isn’t strictly … Read more

Life in a ‘May Issue’ State: Los Angeles Moves to Cancel Remaining Concealed Carry Permits

March 29, 2019 by Dan Zimmerman

When you live in a “may issue” jurisdiction you may exercise one of your civil rights if and when government functionaries and bureaucrats deign to allow it. In the case of your right to armed self defense, you have to apply, on bended knee, and demonstrate that you have a need to protect yourself using … Read more

More Second Amendment Tea Leaves From the Supreme Court

February 22, 2019 by TTAG Contributor

By LKB Reading the tea leaves of what may be going on behind the tightly closed doors of the Supreme Court is always a dicey proposition. However, it’s becoming increasingly clear to me that the Court is indeed gearing up for a major overhaul of Second Amendment jurisprudence. As TTAG readers will recall, the Court … Read more

Getting to 50-State Shall-Issue and National Reciprocity

June 29, 2018 by TTAG Contributor

By MarkPA One of the most hotly debated issues on the Second Amendment is over the right to carry firearms outside the home. Today, each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia authorizes ordinary citizens to carry a handgun in most public places under one of the following three regimes: Constitutional … Read more

Ask A Lawyer: What Does the Woollard v. Sheridan Decision Mean To Other States?

June 14, 2012 by ttag

An intrepid gun owner from the Garden State asks:

Can you explain how rulings, such as Woollard v. Sheridan, impact other states? Lets say for arguments sake that the case is elevated to the supreme court and it is ruled that ‘may issue’ is unconstitutional and that ‘shall issue’ is the only lawful and appropriate route. What does that mean for me in NJ?

At RF’s request, I’ll be happy to take a stab at answering these questions, but I first have to stress that this is only my legal analysis, and not any kind of legal advice. If you’ve got your own real case going on or if you plan to challenge some state’s gun laws, you’ll need to talk to a qualified lawyer in your jurisdiction. Unfortunately, you’ll probably have to pay them too . . .

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