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We're jumping around a bit. Even in a may-issue context, if it were clear that a particular sheriff only issued CCW permits to e.g. Asian-Americans, other peopl
by jessaustin 6y ago
We're jumping around a bit. Even in a may-issue context, if it were clear that a particular sheriff only issued CCW permits to e.g. Asian-Americans, other people would have their day in court.
- giantg2 6y agoThat would depend on how egregious the bias is and how much bias is permitted by the law. People who are wealthy and have connections are more likely to receive permits. There has even been bribery discovered. https://bearingarms.com/cam-e/2020/10/20/two-more-guilty-pleas-ccw-scandal/ https://bearingarms.com/cam-e/2020/10/20/two-more-guilty-ple...
- rtkwe 6y agoIt kind of depends on how well the sheriff dressed up their reasoning. We've seen recently from voting cases that if the state can come up with any reason that isn't directly discriminating on race super disproportionate impact suddenly can't be considered by the court because there's a non-racial fig leaf covering it.