California Dreaming ... about the Second Amendment

New court battles in California about whether 2nd Amendment "permits" (as opposed to "acknowledges") the right to firearms carry for personal defense outside the home.

Gun rights in California: court to hear another showdown - San Jose Mercury News:  (August 15, 2015)

The 9th Circuit case has attracted national attention, in part because the court is reconsidering an earlier ruling that broke new ground by invalidating San Diego's strict but common guidelines for issuing concealed-carry gun permits. In that ruling last year, a divided three-judge panel found San Diego's restrictions trampled on the Second Amendment rights of private citizens to carry a gun for self-defense. After a tortured procedural battle, prompted by San Diego abandoning defense of the law, the 9th Circuit voted on its own to rehear the case. Most legal experts predict the court is likely to uphold the regulations, particularly given that much of the 11-judge panel is comprised of liberal to moderate Democratic appointees.

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COMMENTS AND OPINIONS:
At issue is the "May Issue" vs "Shall Issue" priorities of California Concealed Carry laws.  This has been a bitterly fought battle in other states, and higher courts have typically determined that "May Issue" policies constitute a 2nd Amendment infringement.

The judges in recent months have been inundated with legal arguments pitting the gun lobby against gun control advocates and Attorney General Kamala Harris, who urged the 9th Circuit to uphold such regulations.

(Which is to say, California's Attorney General .. who is running for  Barbara Boxer's Senate seat in 2016 ... believes that 'may issue' protocols are just fine with California.)

Well, it's California, and and  one must expect such opposition to Constitutional Imperatives from one of the most liberal states in the union.



It would be better if citizens didn't have to fight their elected State officials to defend their constitutional rights.  

But Maybe, just maybe, in their opposition to our adamant insistence on the full acknowledgement of our rights, our liberal friends are performing a service for Conservatives.

Maybe if Conservatives didn't have to fight for our rights at every turn, we would become complacent.

As it is, we know that we face an aggressive opponent which expects GOVERNMENT to 'do the right thing', and in their opposition to rights which they don't care about, we provide an example of the energy and ardor which is necessary to protect our rights.

Someday soon, there will be a clear challenge to  a Right which they care about.  Perhaps then, they will see those of us who protect the Second Amendment as examples of resistance to intrusive government (a concept which they do not currently recognize, let alone understand), and they may realize that we know how to combat governmental intrusions, no matter how petty those intrusions may seem to the liberals.