(CN) - Concerns that a limitation on concealed-carry permits in Orange
County, Calif., amounts to an all-out ban did not seem to resonate with
the 9th Circuit.
A three-judge panel with the federal appeals court met this week to consider a 2012 lawsuit
challenging Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchen's policy of "denying
law-abiding, competent adults ... state-required licenses to carry
handguns in public for the purpose of self-defense." The policy requires
gun owners to prove to the sheriff that they have a valid reason to
carry their gun for self defense.
U.S. District Judge James Selna of Santa Ana had refused
to issue an injunction in November after finding the claims unlikely to
succeed because "California provides several exceptions to the
restriction of concealed and open carry, including for self-defense and
defense of the home."
Sean Brady, an attorney for the plaintiffs
with Michel & Associates, told the appellate panel that the
sheriff's policy is a complete ban.
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