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California Legislative Update

Friday, April 26, 2002

On Monday April 22, the California Supreme Court ruled that two local ordinances prohibiting gun shows on county owned property (the Great Western Show in Los Angeles County and the Nordyke`s T&S Trade Show in Alameda County) do not conflict with, and thus are not "preempted" by, state laws regulating firearms. The decisions reflect the degree of hostility toward self defense civil rights that runs through many politicians and judges in California. As a practical matter, the "preemption" decisions do not give local governments much, but no doubt anti-gun politicians will try to use the decisions to justify some new incremental infringement on the right to bear arms. But despite the impression given by some media reports, the cases are not over. They now go back to the federal court of appeals, where the First Amendment and Equal Protection issues will be decided. Several of the judges involved in the case so far have signaled that they understand these arguments are valid. A federal court decision should come within the next 30-90 days.
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