Federal judges strike down California open-carry ban

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Source: msn/Politico

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SACRAMENTO, California — California’s near-total ban on openly carrying firearms in public is unconstitutional, a panel of federal judges ruled on Friday. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a portion of California’s gun licensing laws that prohibits authorities from issuing permits to openly carry guns in counties with more than 200,000 people — covering California’s major population centers.

The judges ruled 2-1 that the policy is inconsistent with the 2022 firearm access standards set by the Supreme Court’s New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen decision. That ruling stated gun laws should prioritize historical Second Amendment rights over public safety issues.

The appellate panel is made up of two Donald Trump appointees, Lawrence VanDyke and Kenneth Lee, and one selected by George W. Bush, N. Randy Smith. VanDyke wrote the ruling, with Lee concurring and Smith partially dissenting and concurring.

“Under Bruen, this is a straightforward case,” VanDyke wrote. “California is attempting to address a general societal problem through materially different means than were used during either the Founding or Reconstruction.”

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/federal-judges-strike-down-california-open-carry-ban/ar-AA1TtTEe

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Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2026/01/02/24-565.pdf

[JT45242]

1. Historically, you would check your gun in when you entered a big town in the west

But the sinister 6 don't care for original meanings ...well regulated ...or the real history of guns in cities.

[Marvin Jones]

13. Tombstone

Indeed. The gunfight at the OK Corral was ignited over a failure to check guns, although there were other problems leading up to it.

The Supreme Court's position is ahistorical. MUCH IS REQUIRED goes into detail about it--https://www.marvindjones.blogspot.com/2013/08/much-is-required.html

[BootinUp]

2. Stray bullets anyone? nt

[LiberalArkie]

3. Someone needs to sue about the public nudity laws.. That would be interesting to see how they would handle it..

Public safety vs public morality

[Polybius]

8. I'm all for public nudity in certain places

[Grins]

10. I'm for open carry only in places that allow public nudity.

Even concealed carry…

[Polybius]

11. Lol

I'm picturing wearing a holster and nothing else.

[travelingthrulife]

4. Why are we not allowed to protect ourselves from these fucking gun loons?

[QueerDuck]

5. Repeal the 2A.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

6. Not a chance in hell that's going to happen,

even if we took over the Congress and the Presidency, it still wouldn't happen.
For that to happen, you would need 2/3rds of the Congress and 3/4ths of the states to ratify any change to the BoR, think there's the votes for that?

[QueerDuck]

9. I know.

What I want and what's possible are often in direct conflict.

[ck4829]

18. Not a chance it's going to happen with a congress that cares more about gun maker profits than shooting victims

I think you mean

[ToxMarz]

12. Why can't we enforce the entire 2nd Amendment

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,...

Where is the well regulated in unfettered open carry.

[VMA131Marine]

7. So the Constitution IS a suicide pact after all

[Hassin Bin Sober]

19. More like a murder-suicide pact, as it turns out.

[hunter]

14. These open-carry clowns should be mocked without mercy.

I must say that openly carrying a gun in my city is an invitation for others to shoot or disarm you. Could be the cops, could be a fourteen year old gang member.

Either way, it's gonna be humiliating.

[azureblue]

15. simple solution

Ban bullets.

[ToxMarz]

16. Or tax them heavily

[Bayard]

17. This is so screwed up

"Gun laws should prioritize historical Second Amendment rights over public safety issues." This has nothing to do with what that amendment actually specifies. Its been warped beyond belief.