Firearms law blog update
Hi gang. So there are 2 cases that have come out in the last couple of weeks that I want to comment on. Young v. Hawaii , 9th cir, which holds that there is no right to carry a firearm outside the home at all. GOA v. Garland, AG of the US , 6th cir, which holds that a bump stock is not a machine gun as a preliminary matter. Lets talk about each case separately, and what it means. In a prior case, Perrutta v. San Diego , the 9 th cir has held that there is no right to concealed carry of firearms. In this case, Young v. Hawaii, the 9 th cir has held that there is no right to open carry. Effectively ruling that there is no right to carry a firearm outside your home. The dissent sharply criticizes the majority opinion that it is just plain wrong, and goes into why. This means they CAN issue permits, but if they chose not to, you are out of luck. I expect this case will go before the supreme court. It is UNLIKELY they will say that there is a right to concealed carr...