context: Instead he asserts a broader claim -- that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to openly carry a handgun on a public sidewalk. Neither the parties nor my own research has identified any case in which the Second Amendment was held to cover such a right. Instead, several appellate courts have expressly declined to hold this right exists.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 695 F.3d 577, 581-82
citation_a.parenthetical: "No court has held that the Second Amendment encompasses a right to bear arms within state parks."
citation_a.sentence: See Drake v. Filko, 724 F.3d 426, 430-31 (3rd Cir.2013) (declining to “definitively declare that the individual right to bear arms for the purpose of self-defense extends beyond the home”); see also Embody v. Ward, 695 F.3d 577, 581-82 (6th Cir.2012) (“No court has held that the Second Amendment encompasses a right to bear arms within state parks.”); United States v. Masciandaro, 638 F.3d 458, 475 (4th Cir.2011) (“On the question of Heller’s applicability outside of the home environment, we think it prudent to await direction from the Court itself.”); and Gonzalez v. Village of West Milwaukee, 671 F.3d 649, 659 (7th Cir.2012) (“Whatever ...
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 724 F.3d 426, 430-31
citation_b.parenthetical: declining to "definitively declare that the individual right to bear arms for the purpose of self-defense extends beyond the home"
citation_b.sentence: See Drake v. Filko, 724 F.3d 426, 430-31 (3rd Cir.2013) (declining to “definitively declare that the individual right to bear arms for the purpose of self-defense extends beyond the home”); see also Embody v. Ward, 695 F.3d 577, 581-82 (6th Cir.2012) (“No court has held that the Second Amendment encompasses a right to bear arms within state parks.”); United States v. Masciandaro, 638 F.3d 458, 475 (4th Cir.2011) (“On the question of Heller’s applicability outside of the home environment, we think it prudent to await direction from the Court itself.”); and Gonzalez v. Village of West Milwaukee, 671 F.3d 649, 659 (7th Cir.2012) (“Whatever ...