concealed carry permits – The War on Guns

That’s What Happens When You Ask Permission

8th Circuit rejected Second Amendment challenge to Minnesota gun permit reciprocity law. Truck drivers argued Minnesota’s permit requirements burdened interstate travel and self-defense rights. Court ruled the reciprocity statute expands rather than restricts firearm carry rights. Panel found the Constitution does not require states to recognize all out-of-state gun permits. [More]

Hasn’t the Supreme Court weighed in on this already?

It would give to persons… the right to enter every other State whenever they pleased… and to keep and carry arms wherever they went.”

Aside from the “give” part, what’s the issue?

[Via Jess]

Free at Last?

Now, as a result of the FPC lawsuit and the plaintiffs’ settlement with the State of New York, the State now expressly holds the position that in-state residency or employment is not required for licensure… [More]

I get incrementalism, but isn’t “a great development… liberating gun owners and restoring freedom” laying it on a bit thick when it still results in permissions, fees, prior restraints, and arbitrary limitations and infringements?

Me, I’m waiting to see some denials and in-your-face defiance by an evil government with unlimited tax plunder resources at its disposal to drag complaints on until Democrats regain control of SCOTUS…

[Via Henry Bowman]

A Good First Step

🚨The @CivilRights Division Files the First Department of Justice Affirmative Lawsuit in Support of Gun Owners

“The Second Amendment protects the fundamental constitutional right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms,” said @AGPamBondi. “Los Angeles County may not like that… pic.twitter.com/Zjs2lJlzfc
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) September 30, 2025

Nice to see something some of us have been calling for for almost 25 years — DOJ enforcing the Second Amendment — finally start to move forward. Be nicer to see it being about something more freedom-oriented than permits.

Considering Bruen ‘n all, who thinks those would have been a show-stopper for Tench Coxe…?

We’re the Only Ones Delighting Enough

The permissibility of weapon-mounted lights (WMLs) and red dot sights on a concealed carry weapon (CCW) in California is determined by individual county sheriffs. Recently, some sheriffs have begun restricting or banning these accessories, with Contra Costa County being a prominent example. These county-specific decisions have made the rules for carrying accessories complex and variable across California. [More]

The impossibility of navigating through a patchwork quilt is the whole point, don’t you think?

And is anyone still clinging to the “Sheriffs are good/police chiefs are bad” fallacy?

[Via Jess]

We’re the Only Ones Impermissive Enough

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a new lawsuit challenging the Santa Clara County Sheriff Department’s exorbitant fees and mandated psychological exam associated with applying for a concealed carry permit. [More]

Santa Clara… Santa Clara…

Oh, yeah, that’s where the corrupt sheriff’s department did pay-for-play on concealed carry permits…

I guess hoping Pam Bondi and the DOJ Civil Rights Division to look into demographics was a pipe dream.

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