June 9, 2016
“We hold that the Second Amendment does not preserve or protect a right of a member of the general public to carry concealed firearms in public,” wrote Judge William A. Fletcher in the majority opinion, according to court documents.
In a 7-4 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned a 2014 decision in a lawsuit against a San Diego County sheriff who had denied concealed weapons permits to some applicants. Instead, the court said that law enforcement can require that citizens who want a permit must give proof — such as a restraining order — that they are in danger or need it for another reason.
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