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AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File It’s going to be several more months before the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case challenging New York’s subjective “may-issue” licensing laws for those who want to carry a firearm in self-defense, but there are a number of important Second Amendment cases that state Supreme Courts will soon be deciding, and their opinions are likely to have a huge impact in states that have both been historically hostile and supportive of the right to keep and bear arms.
In Montana, the state’s Board of Regents, which oversees higher education in the state, is asking the state Supreme Court to block a portion of the state’s new permitless carry law that allows for individuals with concealed handgun licenses to lawfully carry on college campuses. The regents are arguing that the state’s constitution gives them the sole authority to set rules and regulations on the grounds and facilities of all of the state’s public universities, and this week they filed a lawsuit requesting that the Court impose an injunction to prevent that part of the law from taking effect on June 1st. The regents voted unanimously Wednesday to challenge the parts of House Bill 102 that would allow students and staff who meet safety certifications to carry concealed firearms without a permit on campuses starting June 1. Montana’s Constitution says the regents have the full power, responsibility and authority to supervise, coordinate, manage and control the state university system. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Seth Berglee of Joliet, said in a statement Wednesday that it is “unfortunate that the Board of Regents has chosen to sue to block HB102 because they think their authority is so absolute that they can deny a student’s constitutionally protected rights.” The last time the state Supreme Court was asked to weigh on a Second Amendment-related issue, it struck down a local ordinance passed by the Missoula city council that sought to impose a universal background check requirement on all gun sales and transfers inside the city limits. In that case, the verdict was 5-0 against the city , […]
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