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Delay or impediment to gun permit issuance may violate due process
So says the Second Circuit, as noted by Eugene Volokh . Amazing how this legal field has turned around in a year or two….
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There’s a good summary here , by Cornell U’s Legal Information Institute.
Full StoryBureaucratic memories
The comment to the previous post reminds me of an experience when I worked in Interior’s legal shop. Understand, to a bureaucrat “we’ve always done it this way” is sacred, safe; “we’ve never done it that way” means it’s dangerous and unwise.
Full StoryGun rights doing well … in India
Story here , in the Wash Post (which is pretty extraordinary in itself). “Verma said he plans to join the recently formed National Association for Gun Rights India to lobby against new gun controls that the government has proposed, blaming the proliferation of both licensed and illegal weapons for a rise in crime. Although India’s 1959 Arms Act gives citizens the legal right to own and carry guns, it is not a right enshrined in the country’s constitution
Full Story5 point checklist for bank robbers
At Legal Blog Watch . It starts with punctuality. Don’t arrive at the bank after its doors are locked
Full StoryInteresting post Heller case
Right here . Plaintiff challenges California’s “may issue” CCW statute, and a federal district court at least says that his claim survives a motion to dismiss. Hat tip to Gene Hoffman….
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