Late this afternoon, the San Diego County Sheriff's Office issued a press release announcing that it will not seek en banc review of the Peruta decision, which was issued last Friday by a 2-1 panel of the Ninth Circuit. As I detailed in a post last week, Peruta requires that the exercise of the Second Amendment right to carry a licensed firearm for lawful self-defense be considered "good cause" under the California statute providing for the issuance of concealed carry permits.
Read the article: The Washington Post
Kopel: San Diego Sheriff will not seek 9th Circuit en banc in Peruta right to carry case
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