Al Norris
Spud Head
Item #46 on Mark's list of cases:
At CCA11 today, the panel flat out rejected the appeals from GeorgiaCarry.Org that challenged a State law that banned carry in churches. See: Federal Appeals Court upholds Georgia ban on guns in places of worship
This decision flies in the face (as did the districts grant of the defendants MTD) of what was really asked. As a matter of property rights, it should be up to the churches themselves, whether or not they will permit carry on their property. The State has no compelling reason to interfere with such internal administration of a religious order.
All the case filings can be viewed here.
At CCA11 today, the panel flat out rejected the appeals from GeorgiaCarry.Org that challenged a State law that banned carry in churches. See: Federal Appeals Court upholds Georgia ban on guns in places of worship
The Second Amendment argument that the preacher and GeorgiaCarry.org made, Tjoflat wrote, asked the court "to destroy one cornerstone of liberty — the right to enjoy one's private property — in order to expand another — the right to bear arms. This we will not do."
John Monroe, the attorney for GeorgiaCarry.org, said he did not know yet if the group would continue its challenge. But, he said, the decision referenced an argument the group did not make.
"The state can't prohibit anyone form carrying a gun in church," Monroe said. "We never argued that a person should be able to carry against the church's wishes."
This decision flies in the face (as did the districts grant of the defendants MTD) of what was really asked. As a matter of property rights, it should be up to the churches themselves, whether or not they will permit carry on their property. The State has no compelling reason to interfere with such internal administration of a religious order.
All the case filings can be viewed here.
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