Wisconsin Foster Parents Secure Victory in Landmark Second Amendment Case In a significant ruling, a Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge has sided with foster parents in a case that pitted their Second Amendment rights against the state's child welfare laws. The decision in Laffery v. Pertl, penned by Judge Maria Lazar, has potentially far-reaching implications for the rights of foster parents and their ability to own firearms. At the heart of the dispute was a Wisconsin law that prohibited foster parents from possessing guns, sparking a challenge from the foster parents who argued that this restriction infringed upon their constitutional right to bear arms. With the court's ruling, foster parents in Wisconsin may now be able to exercise their Second Amendment rights, setting a precedent for similar cases across the country.
From the 36K-word decision in Laffery v. Pertl, by Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Maria Lazar, joined in part by… The post Foster Parents Largely Win Wisconsin Second Amendment Case appeared first on Reason.com.
