Wednesday, February 18, 2015

2nd Amend does not protect open carry (?)


"In what judges described as a first-of-its-kind case, an appeals court Wednesday upheld a Florida law that prevents people from openly carrying firearms, finding that the restriction does not violate the constitutional rights to bear arms." . .  ."The ruling described the case as presenting a question of "first impression" about whether the Second Amendment forbids the state from banning the open carrying of firearms while allowing people to carry concealed weapons under a permitting system". 

Does the word "bear" in the Second Amendment mean that guns can be "borne" only when concealed?  I don't think so.  That construction would certainly surprise the Founding Fathers.  This is an intermediate state court of appeal opinion.  Stay tuned.

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