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NJ.com: "NJ man’s handgun case before U.S. Supreme Court on Friday"
Paladin4CA:
FREDON — The U.S. Supreme Court will decide on Friday whether it will hear a Sussex County man’s challenge to New Jersey’s handgun carry laws.
The lawsuit, brought by John Drake, challenges the “justifiable need” requirement the state asks for carrying a handgun. It has drawn the support of the National Rifle Association and 19 other states, who see the case as a possible watershed moment for reevaluating how the Second Amendment and state regulations interact.
Drake, a Fredon man who owns and operates an ATM business and who occasionally carries significant amounts of cash, said today that the case could be the first step toward the “Holy Grail of the gun rights movement,” the right to carry.
“If the Supreme Court decides to take the case, it could clarify the right to carry issue for the entire nation, and New Jersey would become ground zero for the gun-rights movement as the scramble of the decade begins,” Drake said this morning.
More at:
http://www.nj.com/sussex-county/index.ssf/2014/04/nj_mans_handgun_case_before_us_supreme_court_on_friday.html
For newbies, we might actually hear their decision as soon as Friday afternoon, but most likely this coming Monday.
Clarence:
Although with the splits 9th and 7th vs the 3rd and 4th circuits this would seem like the type of case the court would take, I predict they will deny cert. seems they like the status quo.
But I agree, if they take it, it will be the battle of the century.
SturmRugerSR9:
Waiting but fearful.
Paladin4CA:
CERT. WAS DENIED! >:(
Case was considered 3 times (i.e., original conference and 2 re-listings), but was denied.
Next up: Pantano (via NJ state courts to CA3), and/or Peruta (out of CA9). Palmer (D.C.Cir.) is still awaiting district (i.e., trial) court decision....
SteveMiller:
Yes, this is very disappointing. Drake was probably an almost ideal case.
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