Finley to issue order on gun law ruling

[Bowline]

ST. PAUL - A Ramsey County judge plans to decide soon whether a new gun law that made handgun permits available to most adults should remain in effect until a higher court rules on its constitutionality.

Ramsey County Judge John Finley said Monday he would take the issue under advisement and issue a written decision on the matter.

Finley in July ruled the state's new handgun law was unconstitutional because it was passed after being attached to a seemingly unrelated bill for the Department of Natural Resources. He said that violated the Minnesota Constitution's prohibition on laws that embrace more than one subject.

Finley's ruling essentially turned back the law to a time when police chiefs and sheriffs had broad discretion to deny permits, but it has temporarily left many permit policies in flux.

Attorney General Mike Hatch appealed the decision, and is asking Finley to keep the law in effect while the appeal is pending.

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/9356234.htm

[DarkPhenyx]

1. Let's see...we illegally passed a law...

...but let's keep it in effect until it can be repealed by a higher court. Oh, that makes good sense.

[Bowline]

2. Oddly enough, I find myself agreeing with you.

If the law is illegal then it should be repealed. Then the citizens of Minnesota should demand a properly written and passed concealed carry law.