Government,
Civil Rights
Oct. 10, 2019
US judge mulls state’s refusal to issue open-carry gun permits
At issue is the Mulford Act, a 1967 state law banning the open carry of loaded firearms that was inspired in part by armed protests held by the Black Panthers, including a few blocks away at the State Capitol.
SACRAMENTO -- As she heard arguments Wednesday in a case challenging the California attorney general's refusal to issue licenses for the open carry of firearms, U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller repeatedly brought up the fact she would likely not be the ultimate decision-maker.
"Often parties are laying the foundation for going to higher courts here," Mueller said during the hearing in Baird v. Becerra<...
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