So I can see New York losing this case, and then turning around and imposing all sorts of onerous restrictions, such as training requirements, fees, etc., before a "shall issue" license can actually be issued. Kind of makes a mockery of the whole thing.
They're going to have a hard time with the inordinate fees thingy given the ruling (another case, I can't remember where or when but SC GOP used it recently to rescend fees here in this state) stating that requiring fees, of any kind, put undue financial stress on those less financially able (often those that need a mean of self-protection in the first place) to pay for a permit.
No more fees here in SC when the partial Constitutional Carry Bill passed which, basically, is open carry for permit holders. Permit holders still have to pass a very very basic class.
I suspect this will be a framework type blueprint for what is coming down the pipe for a lot of states if what is coming that I think is coming based upon these transcripts. Same line of questioning .... its almost like some of the states that rushed to pass open carry (in the past 24 months) somehow anticipated what was coming down the road in the SCOTUS.
For anyone interested, the Bill passed here in SC is about as good as it is going to get if it goes nationwide. I'm not against Constitutional Open Carry, Permitless Open Carry ... but I'll add this caveat. I taught basic pistol for a lot of years. Over 1400 students I signed-off-on ... about 75 that I didn't. IMHO there are a lot of people out there wanting to carry thwt absolutely should not be carrying. There are people out there mismatched between ability and tool ... meaning first time shooters, had never once fired a firearm, came to the class with 44 mags and 357 mags and some came with these little Lorcen Saturday Night Specials in 25 or 32 ... it was nuts sometimes. So me, personally, imho, and this is a slippery slope, I get it I do ... but not everyone should just be able to walk in, buy a gun, stow it in their purse or pocket or on their waistband .... and walk out of the store open carrying.
That's mho.
Point being ... I think the SCOTUS is going to fall somewhere in the purview of what South Carolina has done. Get a permit, doesn't cost you anything as far as the state permit is concerned and instructors are teaching the classes for anywhere from $35-$115 dollars depending up the level of training you want ... but get the permit, show some ability and acuity ... and then carry.
Every state should, at a very minimum, be willing to do that. That's where SCOTUS is going to rule imho. Too many states saw this coming.
