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After reversing her policy to call for further "good cause" justification for pending concealed carry permit holders, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens agreed to process 1,700 applications currently in limbo under a less strict standard after pressure from the National Rifle Association and California State Rifle and Pistol Association.

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Following a federal appeals court decision to rehear a landmark case that held California sheriffs used unconstitutional polices to limit the right to carry, Orange County is going back to its old guidelines-- leaving applicants in limbo.

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Two important victories for gun rights last year, that stand to torpedo California's may-issue concealed handgun permit scheme, have been ordered reviewed by the federal appeals court that granted them.

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Close to two dozen groups submitted their arguments last week in the fight over whether Californians should be allowed to carry firearms in public for self defense.

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The California attorney general, along with a national gun control group, announced they intend to ask for further review by a federal court in the state's landmark concealed carry case.

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A three-judge panel found that California Attorney General Kamala Harris couldn’t intervene in the case of Peruta v San Diego, which could lead to the eventual repeal of the state's may-issue concealed carry laws.

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Following the decision by the Supreme Court not to act on the Drake case, Guns.com talked to Second amendment scholars to find out why the high court rejected the 'may-issue' case and what we can expect moving forward.

The post With Drake gone, what’s next? 2nd Amendment scholars open up appeared first on Guns.com.

After postponing debate on the important Second Amendment case for two consecutive weeks, the Supreme Court declined to hear Drake v. Jerejian in orders released this morning.

The post BREAKING: Supreme Court refuses to hear petition in Drake case (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

A decision on hearing a long-standing gun case backed by the NRA, 19 states and 34 Congressmen has been pushed by the Supreme Court to Friday.

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Moms Demand Action has begun a campaign to stop the Orange County Sheriff from accepting new concealed carry applications under new 'shall-issue' guidelines.

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With gaining momentum for shall issue in California, there are now renewed calls for open carry to make a comeback as well.

The post Calls for return to open carry in California following Perutra decision appeared first on Guns.com.

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that Hawaii's 'may-issue' practice for concealed carry was unconstitutional.

The post Aloha: Federal court strikes down Hawaii’s ‘may issue’ practice appeared first on Guns.com.