Nathan Ernest Hatch v. State of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis Metropolitan Airports Commission
SecondAmendment
Whether a state statute that infringes on a U.S. citizen's Second Amendment fundamental rights must be subjected to strict scrutiny analysis
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. WHETHER, BECAUSE, AS DECLARED BY JUSTICE SCALIA THAT OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS ARE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT NEEDS TO DECLARE THAT A STATE STATUTE THAT INFRINGES UPON A UNITED STATES CITIZEN'S SECOND AMENDMENT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS MUST BE SUBJECTED TO A STRICT SCRUTINY ANALYSIS? II. WHETHER THE MINNESOTA CARRY PERMIT REQUIREMENT STATUTE THAT IMPOSES A GROSS MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY LEVEL PUNISHMENT FOR PURE SECOND AMENDMENT BEHAVIOR MUST BE STRUCK DOWN AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL? Ill. WHETHER UNDER MINNESOTA LAW, THE MINNESOTA CARRY PERMIT REQUIREMENT STATUTE MUST BE SUBJECTED TO A STRICT SCRUTINY ANALYSIS?