Lost in the news about the election was a recent ruling by the First Circuit Court of Appeals that restricts gun rights:

“(T)he First Circuit of the US Court of Appeals ruled that the right to self-defense is at its “zenith inside the home,” and the right is “plainly more circumscribed” outside.

“The “core right” protected by the Second Amendment is for citizens to use arms in defense of home, the court said in its decision.

“Public carriage of firearms for self-defense falls outside the perimeter of this core right.”

“The state’s firearms license statute “takes into account the heightened needs of some individuals to carry firearms for self-defense and balances those needs” against public safety demands, the court added.”

In addition, the Supreme Court just dealt another blow to our gun rights, this time in California:

The Supreme Court is refusing a new invitation to rule on gun rights, leaving in place California restrictions on carrying concealed handguns in public.

The justices on Monday rejected an appeal from Sacramento residents who argued that they were unfairly denied permits to be armed in public.

The complaint alleged that a prior Sacramento sheriff who was in charge of handgun permits arbitrarily rewarded friends.

The state urged the court to reject the case, noting that a new sheriff has changed the permit policy. But California Attorney General Xavier Becerra acknowledged that state and local gun restrictions might someday “warrant further consideration by this court.”

All in all, a few bad days for those of us who value our freedom and right to defend ourselves.

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