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STATE v. McADAMS

No. 85-213.

714 P.2d 1236 (1986)

The STATE of Wyoming, Plaintiff, v. Lisa McADAMS, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.G. McClintock, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen. and Sylvia Lee Hackl, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

Daniel E. White of Vines, Rideout, Gusea & White, P.C., Cheyenne, for defendant.

Leonard Munker, Cheyenne and Stephen P. Halbrook, Fairfax, Va., for amicus curiae Cutlery Collectors Legislative Committee, Inc.

Bryan E. Sharratt of Sharratt & Sharratt, P.C., Wheatland and Robert Dowlut and Lynn C. Hearnes, Washington, D.C., for amici curiae Nat. Rifle Ass'n of America, Wyoming State Shooting Ass'n, Inc., Wyoming Outfitters' Ass'n and Wyoming State Muzzle Loaders' Assn.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and BROWN, CARDINE, URBIGKIT and MACY, JJ.

MACY, Justice.

This matter comes before us on a bill of exceptions filed by the State of Wyoming. The issue giving rise to the bill is whether § 6-8-104(a), W.S. 1977 (June 1983 Replacement), which proscribes the carrying of concealed deadly weapons, is an unconstitutional infringement upon the right of citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves guaranteed by Art. 1, § 24 of the Wyoming Constitution. We hold that the statute is not unconstitutional for...

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