Federal Appeals Court Rules Counties May Restrict Concealed Firearm Permits

A federal appeals court ruling gave gun control advocates a major victory Thursday, ruling that counties in California may restrict permits licensed for citizens to carry concealed weapons.

“It should not be minimized how big a victory this was for gun control advocates,” UCLA law professor Adam Winkler told the Los Angeles Times. “Not only does it affirm the constitutionality of restrictive conceal-carry laws in California’s major cities, it also makes it less likely the Supreme Court will step in.”

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Winkler about what the ruling will mean for western states like California, Arizona and Nevada.

Adam Winkler, UCLA law professor. He tweets @adamwinkler.