Voting & The 2nd Amendment

Thomas F Campenni
5 min readApr 29, 2021

I read that the Supreme Court is going to take up a new Second Amendment case to determine whether New York has the ability to deny someone the right to a concealed carry permit if the person passes a background check.

New York is a “may issue” state as opposed to Florida which is a “must issue” state if you meet the criteria. Having had a concealed carry permit in New York City decades ago, it is preposterous what an applicant needs to go through to be approved. Whether you receive a permit is much like a game of roulette with the examining authority having all the power to deny the…

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Thomas F Campenni

Currently lives in Stuart Florida and former City Commissioner. His career has been as a commercial real estate owner, broker and manager in New York City.