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· 4/28/1969

Burton v. Sills

Citations

  • 394 U.S. 812
  • 89 S. Ct. 1486
  • 22 L. Ed. 2d 748
  • 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1772

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  • Superintendent of State Police to be guided in the exercise of his discretion in licensing firearms dealers by what is necessary for the “public safety, health and welfare”
  • “public health, safety or welfare”

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Judges: Brennan

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