The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, has ruled in favor of multiple petitioners in an important Second Amendment case. The Ninth Circuit is primarily a place where 2A cases go to die, but, in this case, a 3-judge panel unanimously agreed that gun shops, stores that sell ammunition, and shooting ranges are essential businesses and are exempt from emergency state closures.
In both LA and Ventura counties, gun shops were shuttered for almost two months, leaving Californians living in those areas with no means of exercising their natural right to self-defense. Meanwhile, massage parlors, golf courses, and bike shops were deemed "essential" and remained open.
The decision was unanimous and the panel included an Obama appointed judge. Though the appellate panel didn't have to overturn based on standard of review, they noted that the district courts both wrongly applied it, and they pointed out very directly that strict scrutiny should've been applied. That said, assuredly the counties will be forced to request a rehearing en banc by their state govt overlords.
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In both LA and Ventura counties, gun shops were shuttered for almost two months, leaving Californians living in those areas with no means of exercising their natural right to self-defense. Meanwhile, massage parlors, golf courses, and bike shops were deemed "essential" and remained open.
The decision was unanimous and the panel included an Obama appointed judge. Though the appellate panel didn't have to overturn based on standard of review, they noted that the district courts both wrongly applied it, and they pointed out very directly that strict scrutiny should've been applied. That said, assuredly the counties will be forced to request a rehearing en banc by their state govt overlords.
Read on...
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