The lawsuit involves two New York residents, Alan Kachalsky and Christina Nikolov, both of whom have had their handgun permit applications denied by handgun permit licensing officers in Westchester County. According to court documents, both plaintiffs were turned down because they could not “demonstrate a need” for self-protection. This pattern suggests that in the Empire State, proactive personal protection is not recognized as being sufficient to justify the carrying of a handgun.
The concept of proving “good cause” to obtain a handgun carry permit is unthinkable anywhere west of the Mississippi River, and certainly here in Washington State, where we have one of the earliest “shall issue” statutes in the nation. The right to carry has been part of the Evergreen State fabric since Washington was a territory, and the right of individual citizens to bear arms is specified in the state constitution.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4525-Seattle-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2010m7d16-Bellevues-SAF-sues-in-New-York-over-good-cause-requirement And the avalanche just keeps on going.
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