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· 7/31/2013

Drake v. Filko

Citations

  • 724 F.3d 426
  • 2013 WL 3927735
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 15635

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a regulation requiring individuals seeking a permit to carry a handgun in public was longstanding and presumptively lawful, and that it withstands intermediate scrutiny
  • holding “the requirement that applicants demonstrate a 'justifiable need’ to publicly carry a handgun for self-defense qualifies as a 'presumptively lawful,’ 'longstanding' regulation and therefore does not burden conduct within the scope of the Second Amendment’s guarantee”
  • New Jersey “justifiable need” restriction on carrying handguns in public “does not burden conduct within the scope of the Second Amendment’s guarantee”

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Judges: Hardiman, Aldisert, Stark

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