2nd Amendment Story: a Federal Appeals Court Backs a Ban on Concealed Weapons

In a decision likely to hearten backers of gun-control measures, a federal appeals court in Denver said Friday that carrying concealed firearms isn't protected by the Second Amendment.   

In its ruling, the three-judge panel referred to longstanding restrictions on individuals' ability to carry concealed weapons. 

"In light of our nation's extensive practice of restricting citizens' freedom to carry firearms in a concealed manner, we hold that this activity does not fall within the scope of the Second Amendment's protections," wrote Judge Carlos Lucero, a Bill Clinton appointee, for the unanimous panel, which also included Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush appointees.

The court—the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals—is the latest to wrestle with guns and the Constitution following landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings in 2008 and 2010. In those decisions, the court recognized the individual right to bear arms but declined to say whether, and to what degree, certain restrictions on guns would still be allowed.

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