There is No Right to Conceal a Firearm, 10th Cir. Rules
The 10th Circuit has ruled that permits allowing people to carry concealed weapons are not protected by the Second Amendment.
The Second Amendment and gun control remain controversial issues in the U.S. A federal district court judge tossed out Gray Peterson's 2011 lawsuit filed against Denver and Colorado's Department of Public Safety. Peterson had claimed that being denied a concealed-weapons permit because he was not a Colorado resident violated his Second Amendment right to bear firearms.
The 10th Circuit on Friday ruled that carrying concealed firearms is not protected by the Second Amendment or the Privileges and Immunities Clause, nor is the right of people to keep and bear arms infringed upon by laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons. The Court held:
"Given that the concealed carrying of firearms has not been recognized as a right, and the fact that concealed carry was prohibited for resident and non-resident alike for much of our history, we cannot declare this activity sufficiently basic to the livelihood of the Nation."