Is an ordinance that prohibits the possession of a handgun in public places unconstitutional?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Skyline Materials, Inc. v. City of Belmont, 18 Cal.Rptr. 95, 198 Cal.App.2d 449 (Cal. App. 1961):
[198 Cal.App.2d 458] It is apparent that some burden of cost or inconvenience is placed upon plaintiff by the ordinance. This, however, is a common result of the exercise of the police power. In the instant case, the burden is not unreasonable, and does not require that the ordinance be held invalid (Whyte v. City of Sacramento, 65 Cal.App. 534, 551, 224 P. 1008).
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