2. Shaneen Allen
Perhaps the most famous Second Amendment case of the past year is Shaneen Allen’s battle against New Jersey’s draconian gun laws. In October of 2013, Allen was pulled over in New Jersey and immediately told the police officer that she had a firearm and handed him her Pennsylvania State Concealed Carry Permit. However, New Jersey does not have reciprocity with Pennsylvania–or any other state–so her permit was invalid. She faced ten years behind bars until public outry led to the New Jersey Attorney General issuing a directive to prosecutors to provide defendants in cases like Allen’s with probation. She has since lost her job as a medical professional and is unable to own a firearm while on probation.
