Open Carry has always been the right.
As has concealed carry. By not specifying mode of carry while simultaneously prohibiting any infringement on the right to keep and bear arms, our Second Amendment implicitly covers both modes of carry.
SCOTUS has decided that concealed carry is not a right.
SCOTUS is wrong. It's certainly not the first time, either.
As for the rest of the cited precedence, that's part of the problem. Used to be, precedent was used to to augment and clarify the written law. The problem today is that if you remain focused on all the precedent, you miss seeing the forest through the trees. The forest is the law, and contrary to the apparent meaning of the term, it takes precedence over precedent. Courts have repeatedly attempted to legislate from the bench, often succeeding (un-Constitutionally, I might add). The net effect is the erosion of the law, not its building. Our Constitution, "the supreme Law of the Land," deserves better, as do We the People of this Union.
Both the 7th Circuit (Moore v. Madigan) and the 9th Circuit in the en banc Peruta decision have held that concealed carry can be banned.
The United States Constitution explicitly states otherwise. It's high time We the People insist our elected representatives, appointed government officials, and judges at all levels, including the Supreme Court,
follow the law. It's only about 12 pages when printed, a testimony to our Founding Fathers express desire that it be available everyone in a clear, easily understood format.
And so it is.
Sadly, most Americans don't know it because they've never studied it. Other forces are working hard to take our eyes off "the supreme Law of the Land," diverting our attention to "precedent this" and "decision that."
Phooey, and it's time to take our country back, people. Whether it's a statute, federal legislation, precedent, or even a Supreme Court majority decision, if it violates the Constitution, then it's wrong. Supreme Court justices aren't getting paid to write the law, or even "reinterpret" the law to mean something different than its authors intended. That's the job of Congress, reflecting the will of the people. The job of the courts is to uphold the law, not legislate from the bench.
Hold the courts accountable, people, even -- especially -- our highest court. America deserves nothing less than the best.
California Right to Carry: The antis have you busy chasing ghosts in the weeds of precedents. I suggest you re-focus and get back to the basics: "shall not be infringed" means "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED." Hammer that point home often enough and the antis will eventually run out of excuses.
And again we are back to the notion that it's not a right is it is subject to regulation or legislation. Is it a right or not? Or is the minutiae of how one carries a gun really something on which we need to waste tax money? This is not an essential function of government.
Bingo.