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Providence Journal - RI S. Ct. rules Police chiefs "shall issue" gun carry permits
http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150509/OPINION/150509307/13831/?Start=2
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In the midst of this legislative session, state Supreme Court Justice Gilbert Indeglia, writing for the entire court, handed down an opinion in Gadomski v. Tavares that has been hailed as a landmark decision (“Court ruling opens door for concealed gun permit," April 24).
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“[a]s a matter of policy, this Court will not countenance any system of permitting under the Firearms Act that would be committed to the unfettered discretion of an executive agency." Moreover, “[the Court] noted that any rights flowing from Article I Section 22 of the Rhode Island Constitution [which says simply, ‘The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.’] would be illusory, of course, if [they] could be abrogated entirely on the basis of an unreviewable, unrestricted licensing scheme."
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http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150509/OPINION/150509307/13831/?Start=2
SNIP
In the midst of this legislative session, state Supreme Court Justice Gilbert Indeglia, writing for the entire court, handed down an opinion in Gadomski v. Tavares that has been hailed as a landmark decision (“Court ruling opens door for concealed gun permit," April 24).
. . .
“[a]s a matter of policy, this Court will not countenance any system of permitting under the Firearms Act that would be committed to the unfettered discretion of an executive agency." Moreover, “[the Court] noted that any rights flowing from Article I Section 22 of the Rhode Island Constitution [which says simply, ‘The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.’] would be illusory, of course, if [they] could be abrogated entirely on the basis of an unreviewable, unrestricted licensing scheme."
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