Heller explicitly allows for such restrictions (without clarifying the boundaries), and this decision follows suit. It's still allowed by the court for State and Local ordinance to keep arms away from felons, the mentally ill, etc.
But I wonder what this will do to the overly-restrictive regulations of, e.g., NJ and CA. While NJ nominally provides for concealed-carry permits, in practice it's impossible to obtain one unless you're politically connected. Also, they routinely violate their own rules that guarantee that purchase permits be issued or denied within 30 days.
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Heller explicitly allows for such restrictions (without clarifying the boundaries), and this decision follows suit. It's still allowed by the court for State and Local ordinance to keep arms away from felons, the mentally ill, etc.
But I wonder what this will do to the overly-restrictive regulations of, e.g., NJ and CA. While NJ nominally provides for concealed-carry permits, in practice it's impossible to obtain one unless you're politically connected. Also, they routinely violate their own rules that guarantee that purchase permits be issued or denied within 30 days.