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Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed in U. S. Supreme Court
Dale Lee Norman represented by Dr. Stephen P. Halbrook and Florida Carry General Counsel Eric J. Friday
7/10/17 - Today, Florida Carry filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court in the matter of Norman v. Florida. The case was heard by the Florida Supreme Court last year in which Mr. Norman's conviction on a violation of the statewide ban on open carry was upheld.

Counsel for the defendant, Florida Carry General Counsel Eric J. Friday argued that the ban was unconstitutional as concealed carry is a licensed privilege, and does not satisfy the enumerated Right to keep and bear arms. The Court held that the license was an valid alternative outlet to the right, and that the prohibition was indeed tied to a valid public safety concern under immediate scrutiny. However, the case contends even under immediate scrutiny, the State is required to show evidence of that alleged link, and the Court erred in accepting the state's law with no proof that it remedies a problem.

Dr. Stephen P. Halbrook, noted constitutional attorney and author will serve as lead counsel in the U.S Supreme Court (SCOTUS), assisted by Mr. Friday.

Should SCOTUS decide to hear the case, it will be the first major Second Amendment case to be heard since the  landmark  2010 McDonald v. City of Chicago  case holding the right to keep and bear arms is incorporated against the States under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.



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Florida Carry, Inc. is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to advancing the fundamental rights of all Floridians to keep and bear arms for self-defense as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Sections 2 and 8 of the Florida Constitution. Florida Carry stands to represent our supporters, members, and millions of defensive arms owners of Florida. We are not beholden to any national organization's agenda that may compromise that mission.

 

Florida Carry works tirelessly toward striking down ill-conceived gun and weapons control laws that have been proven to provide safe havens to criminals and be deadly to law-abiding citizens.

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