Morin v. Leahy’s Empirical Analysis
862 F.3d 123 · 2017
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. Brown · District of Columbia v. Heller · Young v. City of Providence ex rel. Napolitano · Commonwealth v. Seay · Commonwealth v. Powell
Most-quoted passages
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“argue[d] that his statutory disqualification for a [license to carry] and the Massachusetts firearm licensing scheme, as applied to him, 3 The change did not become fully effective until January 2021, but licenses issued or renewed after August 2014 were no longer designated by their”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Morin v. Lyver“[a]lthough a person who purchases a firearm using [an] FID Card and a permit to purchase may not herself transport the firearm to her home, the law specifically provides that she may have it delivered to her home.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Morin v. Lyver“to refer to the type of license that Morin sought in 2018. See 2014 Mass. Acts ch. 284, § 101. - 6 - violate[d] his Second Amendment right to own a firearm in the home for purposes of self-defense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Morin v. Lyver
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