Monday, March 14, 2011

Suit Challenges Discretion In Issuing Gun Permits

Suit Challenges Discretion In Issuing Gun Permits
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/ap/politics/2011/Mar/12/suit_challenges_discretion_in_issuing_gun_permits.html

"They are challenging a policy by Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto, who says applicants in his county northwest of Sacramento must prove they have a reason to carry a concealed weapon, such as a threat to their safety.

"That gives Prieto arbitrary discretion over a fundamental right to bear arms guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution, said Alan Gura, an attorney from Alexandria, Va. Gura is representing gun rights groups in California and groups that have filed similar lawsuits in Maryland, Massachusetts and New York."




Q: What do you call 1,000 Republican politicians chained together with 1,000 Democrat politicians at the bottom of the ocean? A: A good start.

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