KMMO 2/2/2021
MISSOURI AG AND ARIZONA AG LEAD 23 STATE AMICUS BRIEF CHALLENGING SUBJECTIVE-ISSUE FIREARM PERMITTING IN SUPREME COURT CASE
On Tuesday, February 2, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his Office, along with 22 other state Attorneys General, filed an amicus brief in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Corlett in the United States Supreme Court.
According to information from Attorney General Schmitt’s office, the brief, led by Missouri and Arizona, argues that permitting law-abiding citizens to carry firearms in self-defense outside the home respects their fundamental rights and deters violent crime. The brief notes that “subjective-issue permitting regimes,†such as those in New York and other states, infringe on citizens’ Second Amendment right to bear arms in self-defense outside the home. The brief also argues, citing empirical evidence, that subjective-issue permitting decreases safety and deprives citizens of a means to defend themselves from crime.
“The Second Amendment safeguards our natural right to keep and bear arms in self-defense. Nearly half of Missouri adults own a firearm, and their ability to protect themselves and their families outside their homes is critical to their safety and wellbeing,†said Attorney General Schmitt. “In this case, we’re urging the Court to uphold the original meaning of the Second Amendment – not as it has been interpreted by lower courts and legislatures – to protect the right to keep and bear arms for self defense.â€
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