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"Good Reason" Laws Under The Gun: May-Issue States And The Right To Bear Arms, Jack M. Amaro
"Good Reason" Laws Under The Gun: May-Issue States And The Right To Bear Arms, Jack M. Amaro
Chicago-Kent Law Review
This note proposes a framework for analyzing the point at which discretionary restrictions on the concealed carry of firearms are unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, which, at its core, guarantees the responsible, law-abiding citizen at least the right to use a firearm for self-defense. Although the Supreme Court has yet to affirmatively answer whether and to what extent this right extends beyond the home, every state allows its residents to publicly carry a firearm in some form—be it open or concealed. But states have the power to limit who may exercise this right; and some states curtail it to the …