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Peruta v. County of San Diego, California

04.30.15

Defending San Diego’s “good cause” concealed-carry permit requirement.

Court: Ninth Circuit

Issue at Stake: Public carry

Summary: Everytown filed this amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit in a case challenging San Diego’s policy requiring a permit to carry a concealed handgun. The brief explained that San Diego’s requirement that an applicant have a “good cause” to obtain a permit was consistent with centuries of American tradition, and fully constitutional under the Second Amendment.

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