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CraigC

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  1. Different facts, different culture. But it demonstrates that a lower court actually can build on Heller and McDonald, as I believe SCOTUS intended. I am inclined to agree with him but I think he is ahead of the curve. There just is not enough case law to support this kind of decision yet. IIRC, the prosecution declined to appeal. That means it doesn't matter much except to the defendant and the judge. It would have been nice if the prosecution would have appealed so we could get it into a higher court to rule the same way. WI courts are headed this way already based on WI law. Add a little federal constitution to the mix and you have a winner, at least for people in WI. May not make much difference in WI. There is a chance they get permitless carry there this summer. Hard to say what the chances are. It is a big jump from no carry to permitless carry. We need to get into federal court to get in line to SCOTUS with a good case, and that would seem to be what the latest cases are really about. I can't see the state courts giving us any relief unless there is some big shift at the federal level that does not seem to be immediately forthcoming, so my guess is that we lose at the IL SC and start over at a federal district court and work our way up the ladder. I kind of wonder why a carry case was not tried in DC. It would seem to be a much faster route to the top, being as there are far fewer stops along the way. SAF/Gura have a case. Palmer v DC The last filings were submitted in July '10 , but it seems that Judge Kennedy is behind in his rulings and hasn't gotten to it yet. Check out the discussion here http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?60893-Lawsuit-filed-for-carry-in-the-District-of-Columbia
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