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Civil Litigation,
Government,
Constitutional Law

Apr. 11, 2019

Lawsuit claims California is blocking open carry gun rights in rural areas

Two men have sued Attorney General Xavier Becerra for allegedly failing to provide a standardized application form for open carry licenses for firearms.

SACRAMENTO — Two men have sued Attorney General Xavier Becerra for allegedly failing to provide a standardized application form for open carry licenses for firearms.

The complaint alleges Second, Fourth and 14th Amendment violations for a policy it claims extends a de facto ban on the practice in urban areas to rural counties. It could find an audience in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which last year overturned an open car...

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