Two pending Supreme Court cases, Johnson v. Jacobson and Pratt v. Westbrook, challenge state carry-permit policies under the Second Amendment. In Johnson v. Jacobson, a long-haul trucker with carry permits from Florida and Georgia seeks the Court’s rejection of Minnesota’s reciprocity requirement, which mandates obtaining a Minnesota license to carry a handgun in the state. His petition argues that Minnesota’s reciprocity statute, combined with its permitting requirement, independently restricts his Second Amendment right to bear arms, contrary to the Court’s precedent in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.

In Pratt v. Westbrook, a Massachusetts man denied a carry permit due to a “suitability” requirement based on past charges argues that the state’s standard violates the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment Foundation and other gun rights groups contend that the “suitability” provision allows subjective determinations of public safety risk, which Bruen expressly forbids. They assert that only objective criteria, such as prior convictions or mental health commitments, should ground permit denials, emphasizing that the Massachusetts statute’s discretionary nature conflicts with the “shall issue” model endorsed by Bruen. [Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/scotus-petition-argues-second-amendment-210505168.html]

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