MOSBY v. DEVINE

No. 2001-161-Appeal.

851 A.2d 1031 (2004)

Charles H. MOSBY, Jr., et al. v. William V. DEVINE, in his capacity as Chief of the Rhode Island Bureau of Criminal Identification, and Patrick C. Lynch, in his capacity as Rhode Island Attorney General.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Strachman, Providence, for Plaintiff.

Susan Orso, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., FLANDERS, GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY and SUTTELL, JJ.


OPINION

WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.

Few topics have been as controversial as that of the government's right to restrict an individual's capacity to carry a gun. The current controversy began when the plaintiffs, Charles H. Mosby (Mosby) and Steven Golotto (Golotto) (collectively referred to as plaintiffs), applied to the Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General for permits to carry a concealed weapon. The defendants...

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