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On Monday, U.S. District Judge John W. Holcomb granted an injunction barring enforcement of the California statutes and refused to grant a temporary stay to allow the state time to appeal.
In his ruling, Holcomb said the gun show ban may have ostensibly been about public safety, but in practice violated the First Amendment in several ways.
The rules at gun shows are the same as they are at brick and mortar stores in the state, including the 10-day waiting period that precludes any firearms from actually being transferred at a show.
Holcomb's decision on that particular First Amendment claim would have been enough to grant an injunction, but Holcomb was just getting started. He next concluded the plaintiffs are likely to succeed at trial with their argument that SB 264 and SB 915 were put into effect to discriminate against pro-Second Amendment voices. https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2023/10/30/federal-court-issues-injunction-against-california-ban-on-gun-shows-on-state-property-n76727 |
