United States Second Circuit

In an action challenging, on due process grounds, the firearm permit renewal procedures employed by the Connecticut Department of Public Safety and the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed in part where, whether authorized or not, the fact that state officials required plaintiff to produce proof of citizenship or legal residency in connection with his permit renewal application was hardly outrageous or shocking. However, the order is vacated in part where, while the court was often solicitous of governmental interests, particularly those related to the public's safety, it could not accept, at least without additional factual support, the months-long delay that Connecticut attempted to justify.

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• Decided 03/23/2010
• Published 03/23/2010

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• United States Second Circuit

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