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Posted by: coolmike699
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Gun-rights advocates claimed a major victory on Tuesday when a federal appeals court in Illinois struck down the state's ban on carrying concealed firearms, in a ruling that may have national repercussions if appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Before the 2-1 ruling, Illinois stood as the last state in the country maintaining an absolute prohibition on the carrying of concealed firearms by private citizens. The majority opinion, by Richard A. Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, found the ban on concealed weapons was unconstitutional under a 2008 Supreme Court decision overturning a sweeping handgun ban by the District of Columbia.
The Supreme Court's decision in 2008 firmly established a constitutional right to armed self-defense under the Second Amendment, Posner wrote.
"A right to bear arms thus implies a right to carry a loaded gun outside the home," he wrote.
I'm kind of surprised at this. I don't think that the second Amendment is written broadly enough so that concealed handguns would be protected by it. Not allowing CCW permits to be held by private citizens does not ban guns or prevent someone from owning one, it simply restricts what can be done with it. There are many restrictions on when guns can be shown or fired, I don't see why that wouldn't apply to when they can be carried too. because the Heller decision specifically mentioned protecting the right to self defense, which doesn't only apply to being in your home. it also applies in your car/vehicle and your place of business.
also you should thank the nra for it being partial incorporation(being left up to states). SAF was arguing a similar case that would have argued for full incorporation, leading to most gun control laws being overturned.