Legal Opinion
Gardner v. Jenkins
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 11, 1988No. Appeal, 903 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Irving Gardner appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County which overruled his exceptions to the trial courts earlier order dismissing his complaint in mandamus.
Gardner applied to Frank Jenkins, Sheriff of Montgomery County, for a license to carry a concealed weapon, pursuant to section 6109 of the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act, 18 Pa. C. S. §6109. The sheriff denied the application on the ground that Gardner was not a “suitable person” within the meaning of section 6109 of the Act. Gardner then filed his mandamus complaint in the trial…
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