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Appeals court strikes down California’s open carry ban for most of state
The ruling affects about 95% of California’s population by striking down the ban on open carry in populous counties while retaining permit requirements in smaller counties.
- On Friday, the San Francisco-based Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down California's open carry ban in counties with a population greater than 200,000, affecting about 95% of California's population.
- The decision leaned on the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen test, with the majority tying its ruling to historical firearm traditions and reversing part of a 2023 lower-court ruling after Mark Baird's 2019 lawsuit.
- The three-judge panel issued a 2-1 decision; Judge Lawrence VanDyke wrote that `The historical record makes unmistakably plain that open carry is part of this Nation's history and tradition,`
- A California Department of Justice spokesperson said the DOJ is reviewing the opinion, considering all options, and is committed to defending one of the nation's strictest gun-control statutes.
- It preserves licensing requirements for open-carry permits in less populated counties, and critics of the ruling say it fuels ongoing legal debates aligned with broader national rulings on gun rights.
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Court Strikes Down California's Open Carry Gun Ban
A U.S. appeals court ruled California's ban on open carry firearms unconstitutional, citing historical precedent and the Supreme Court's 2022 gun rights decision. The state law violated the Second Amendment in counties with over 200,000 people but retained licensing rules for less populated areas.
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