[fmjcafe]

From Tim Oliver on the MOCCW Mailing List:

FOR WIDEST POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION

(11/7/03) St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Ohmer asked attorneys for all
parties in the lawsuit to assemble in the courtroom at high noon. Judge
Ohmer handed down a ruling on the Temporary Injunction blocking the
implementation of the new License To Carry (LTC) law in Missouri. The
judge made the Temporary Injunction Permanent. He did this based on the
Article I Section 23 issue. We will be appealing to the MOSC. More to
follow as soon available. Do not call me as I need to keep the phone lines
open to talk to the lawyers.
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Well, looks like the leftist scum win round 1.
:fire:

[chrisinmo]

So since he upheld that he legislature can not make laws regulating ccw and it is outright prohibited in the constitution will all the detectives and judges be disarmed this afternoon?

[BowStreetRunner]

doubtful

[tfurey19]

I am no lawyer but the general consensus is that if this is upheld cops and judges will be barred from concealed carry the same as we are. If it is a fundamental bedrock of MO law that concealed carry is outlawed then it applies to everyone. This may take a lawsuit to do so please start saving your money to help fund the effort to take guns away from the judges that took guns away from us.

[foghornl]

So...let us recap here:

CCW passed by MO "State Assembly"*** (legislature, house/senate, etc)
Vetoed by Guv. Booby Holden
Veto overidden by MO Assembly
A St. Screwy Judge issues temp injuction to halt CCW process
Same St. Screwy judge now makes injunction permanent

Did I miss anything essential?

I am very curious as to how a single Municipal judge can over-rule the MO State Assembly.

***Have to call it the "State Assembly", don't know the proper name for the MO Legislature....although I am certain that a lot of folks could conjure up some [ahem] improper names.

What level is the St. Screwy judge? City? County? State? Fed?

[chrisinmo]

Judge Ohmer is a Circuit court judge.

[Frohickey]

Needs to be equal protection, so what is good for the masses is also good for the cops, politicians, judges, etc.

I guess Missouri is going to be very safe ... for criminals ... once offduty cops and judges can't carry concealed.

:p

[revlar]

FYI - the AG has reportedly filed with the Supremes for an expedited hearing of the appeal.

[bogie]

I'm just worried that the AG is gonna now take a dive...

[revlar]

The AG has proposed that the case be heard on Dec. 3, but the plaintiffs are whining that they won't be ready by then. I guess this fight is looking a little tougher than they first thought. Imagine that.

We should know by tomorrow if the AG's schedule will be accepted.

[sch40]

I'm curious about the AG's devotion, too -- although he has put a lot of good energy into the case so far. Anyone have some profile info on the guy?

Also, StL Post Dispatch article on this (http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49514) thread.

-sch40