{"id":163717,"date":"2022-05-12T12:38:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=163717"},"modified":"2022-05-12T12:38:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T06:17:42","slug":"los-angeles-rapper-sues-city-over-restrictive-concealed-carry-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/los-angeles-rapper-sues-city-over-restrictive-concealed-carry-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Rapper Sues City Over Restrictive Concealed Carry Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

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A California rapper is suing Los Angeles and its police department over the city\u2019s restrictive may-issue standard for concealed carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rapper Dom Kennedy is joined by fellow plaintiff Gary Matthews in the class-action lawsuit that seeks damages for the plaintiffs and other victims affected by the law, court costs and attorney fees, and to have their related arrests for exercising 2A rights expunged. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe City\u2019s and the Board\u2019s and LAPD\u2019s unconstitutional \u2018no-issue\u2019 CCW policies (concealed weapons permit) and other unconstitutional gun control laws, which were officially adopted and promulgated by the City\u2019s policymakers, caused [Dom Kennedy and Matthews] and the other members of the Arrest Class and the Nonresident Class to be arrested and detained merely for the permissible Second Amendment conduct of carrying a handgun for general self-defense outside the home or place of business,\u201d the lawsuit reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Do<\/strong><\/em>m Kennedy’s song “Deep Thought.”<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attorney representing the duo told AllHipHop<\/em><\/a> that the current may-issue standard is an effective no-issue standard that violates the 2A rights of law-abiding citizens. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe two key, undisputed facts in this case are that there were no actions that the Plaintiffs or the other class members could have taken during the relevant time period that would have allowed them to carry a handgun for general self-defense in the City of Los Angeles. (1) the City\u2019s Police Chief refuses to issue CCWs for the lawful Second Amendment purpose of general self-defense; and (2) the City\u2019s Police Chief vigorously enforces laws criminalizing carrying a handgun outside the home without a CCW,\u201d said Attorney Jovan Blacknell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy adopting and following a City policy of refusing to issue CCWs for general self-defense and then by adopting and following a City policy of strictly enforcing State laws prohibiting carrying a handgun outside the home without a CCW, the City violated their Second Amendment rights, and, in the case of Mr. Mathews and the Nonresident Class, the City violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights,\u201d Blacknell added.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: NY Post Frets Over SCOTUS\u2019 Upcoming Decision on Carry Rights<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Under a may-issue scheme, there is a \u201cproper cause\u201d requirement that forces gun owners to provide the city with a specific reason on why they need to bear arms in public. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A judge or CLEO can arbitrarily deny a law-abiding citizen a permit on the grounds that their \u201cproper cause\u201d for bearing arms isn\u2019t satisfactory.  Simply stating it\u2019s one\u2019s right under the Constitution isn\u2019t sufficient.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What this often leads to is a pay-to-play arrangement between authorities and those who are well-heeled and well-connected.\u00a0 The relatively small favored class is issued permits meanwhile the average citizen is left defenseless. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pay-to-play system was uncovered in Santa Clara County, CA, in 2019<\/a>, whereby the CEO of a high-profile security firm was scoring pistol permits for his employees after allegedly donating $45,000 to the sheriff\u2019s reelection campaign.\u00a0 That executive left his position and in 2020 pleaded guilty <\/a>to his role in the scheme. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the sheriff involved in the case, Sheriff Laurie Smith, a civil grand jury charged her with \u201ccorrupt and willful misconduct\u201d back in December of 2021.  Late last month she maintained her innocence during an appearance in court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI deny all counts,\u201d she said, as The Mercury News<\/a><\/em> reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

May-issue schemes are unconstitutional and incentivize corruption.\u00a0 While it may be a while before Kennedy and Matthews make headway with their case, the good news is that the Supreme Court will, any day now, issue a decision on a case<\/a> involving New York\u2019s draconian, may-issue standard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the court rules in favor of the 2A, as early indications suggest<\/a>, it could be the end of may-issue standards nationwide. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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