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9th Circuit Upholds Restrictions on Open Carry
Source: PoliticalWire
March 25, 2021 at 10:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
Los Angeles Times: “In a 7-4 decision, an en banc panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a county law in Hawaii that has severely limited permits for open carrying of guns.”
“The decision is likely to help push the Supreme Court to review the issue.”
Wrote Judge Jay Bybee–a George W. Bush appointee–for the majority: “The government may regulate, and even prohibit, in public places — including government buildings, churches, schools, and markets — the open carrying of small arms capable of being concealed, whether they are carried concealed or openly.”
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Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2021/03/25/9th-circuit-upholds-restrictions-on-open-carry/
