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In reply to the discussion: Just curious. What do RKBA gun enthusiasts say about Wyatt Earp and his gun ban in tombstone? [View all]jimmy the one
(2,717 posts)johnston: it wasn't may issue. It was a prohibition.
Let me repeat the question, your blowing smoke must be getting in your eyes.
previous johnston: And it wasn't a gun ban. It was a carry ban.
jimmy: So from here on out can we presume that may issue ccw law is not a violation of 2ndA since it is just a concealed 'carry' ban, not a gun ban.. there's only a right to keep & 'bear' arms, & bear means in a confrontational manner, as per 2ndA & scalia.
May issue laws, or prohibition of concealed carry - both are limitations on carrying concealed firearms.
So then tombstone arizona's prohibition on carrying concealed was not considered a violation of 2ndA, eh? .. carry prohibition except for law, deputies, & posse, which makes it de facto may issue - for the time period where a few hundred residents.
I list only 3 of about a dozen states:
Kentucky: The right to bear arms in defense of themselves and of the State, subject to the power of the General Assembly to enact laws to prevent persons from carrying concealed weapons. (1891).
Montana: The right of any person to keep .. but nothing herein contained shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons. (1889).
Louisiana: The right of each citizen to keep and .. but this provision shall not prevent the passage of laws to prohibit the carrying of weapons concealed on the person. Art. I, § 11 (1974). http://www2.law.ucla.edu/volokh/beararms/statecon.htm