TN: Appellate court rules Public housing cannot deny firearm possession

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https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/10/14/tennessee-court-upholds-second-amendment-rights-for-public-housing-tenants/

The appellate court cited two key U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the Second Amendment — a 2008 decision in which the court struck down a Washington, D.C., ban on handguns and ruled the right to bear arms is an individual right guaranteed to all citizens and a June 2022 decision that struck down as unconstitutional a New York law requiring a license to carry concealed weapons in public places — as paving the way for Thursday’s landmark ruling.

“In light of the Supreme Court’s (June 2022) decision and keeping in mind the presumptively unconstitutional status of Columbia Housing’s policy based on the Supreme Court’s (2008) decision, we conclude that a total ban on the ability of law-abiding residents like Mr. Braden to possess a handgun within their public housing unit for the purpose of self-defense is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment,” Judge Clement wrote.