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The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just rolled back an earlier decision that had paused a lower court’s move to block California’s new concealed carry law.
This controversial law, which sought to ban concealed firearms in many public areas, got a thumbs-down from U.S. District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney.
He slammed the law as being at odds with the Second Amendment and a snub to the Supreme Court’s authority. The case, known as May v. Bonta, has become a beacon for gun rights advocates.
Alan M. Gottlieb, the founder and Executive Vice President of the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), didn’t mince words.
“This is a major win for California gun owners and the Second Amendment,” he said.
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Gottlieb pointed his finger at Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Democratic peers in the state legislature, accusing them of crafting the ‘sensitive places’ law to spite the Supreme Court and the Constitution.
SAF isn’t flying solo in this battle. They’ve got the backing of a coalition including Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, Liberal Gun Owners Association, the California Rifle & Pistol Association, and a group of private citizens.
Their legal muscle comes from attorneys C.D. Michel, Sean A. Brady, Konstadinos T. Moros at Michel & Associates in Long Beach, and Donald Kilmer from Idaho.
Adam Kraut, SAF’s Executive Director, praised Judge Carney for recognizing the constitutional misstep. With the Ninth Circuit’s support, Carney’s order to block the law will stick around. Kraut is betting on a win.
“Judge Carney correctly sees California’s law as an affront to the Constitution,” said Kraut. “We’re delighted the Ninth Circuit Court will allow his order, blocking the law to remain in effect. We certainly expect to prevail.”
This legal tussle is a direct response to the 2022 Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which reshaped the landscape for Second Amendment cases.
The California law aimed to be a swift legislative retort to that ruling but has now hit a significant roadblock, thanks to the appeals court’s recent decision. As always, stay tuned for updates.
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I appreciate your efforts and good will towards American legal gun owners. Please work on magazines capacity next.we need to vote out democratic rule in California for sure. They are going to give illegal aliens money from our veterans funds with out a vote from the public that needs to be stopped right now!
Where is the NRA? Too busy with Wayne LaPierre?
👍🏽well said my good man
next scheme will be no carry where ever the planet spins………
This is only a TEMPORARY stay that is subject to being reconsidered by the full “merits” panel in April, and therefore could be reversed, allowing the law to go into effect. The strongest argument for maintaining the stay is that the new law, SB2, changes the status quo by massively expanding the areas where CCW is no longer permitted. The old CCW restrictions therefore remain in effect. As a rule of thumb, stays are issued to preserve the status pending appeal, and not to allow massive changes in the law–and especially not laws restricting constitutional rights–to go into effect pending appeal.
Then of course there is the issue of the anti-gun cabal in the Ninth Circuit which seems to have been working behind the scenes to ensure that when a 2A case inevitably goes en banc, the panel will be unfavorably disposed to 2A rights. That has been the hallmark of ALL 2A cases decided by the en banc panels in the Ninth, not one of which has favored the plaintiffs.