According to Firearm Chronicles
A retired police officer in Connecticut is suing to get his gun license back, arguing that his right to keep and bear arms is being denied by the state’s Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
John Brenner had his gun license revoked in 2019 after he was arrested on charges of breach of peace and impersonating a police officer in an incident at a Walgreens. Those charges were ultimately dismissed a few months later, but Brenner was told he would have to wait years before he could apply to have his license returned to him.
In the lawsuit filed Thursday, Brenner states he appealed the revocation of his gun permit after his criminal case was dismissed but was told his appeal would be subject to a review by the firearms licensing unit and would not be heard until May 2021. The hearing has since been moved to July 9 of this year.
Brenner, in his suit, claims his permit should immediately returned to him.
In the lawsuit, Brenner, who is now a nurse, argues that his work takes him into high crime neighborhoods in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and he wants to be able to protect himself while he’s on the job, especially now that the coronavirus pandemic is causing many law enforcement agencies to release inmates back on to the streets.