Second Amendment Foundation Gives Cali Tickets to The Gun Show
The Second Amendment Foundation is too polite to call California a skinny weak girly state. I’m not.
The Second Amendment Foundation’s hitting Muscle Beach in an effort to show California that there’s nothing wrong with pumping iron…or, more precisely, pumping lead through steel. The state’s animosity towards gun shows is second to none, and that’s a strike both against the Second Amendment and the First. The ACLU is suspiciously silent; good thing we have SAF. Their statement is below!
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The Second Amendment Foundation and two California gun rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s restrictive regulatory scheme covering the sale of firearms and ammunition as it applies to gun show operations in the state.
Joining SAF are the California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., South Bay Rod and Gun Club, Inc., B&L Productions, Inc./Crossroads of the West, Captain Jon’s Lockers, LLC; L.A.X. Firing Range, Inc./LAX Ammo and six private citizens. The case is known as B&L Productions v. Newsom.
SAF is represented by noted civil rights attorney Donald Kilmer, who successfully represented SAF in overturning the ban on gun shows at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego County, where the defendants were ordered to pay plaintiffs over a half-million dollars.
Named as defendants in this case are California Gov. Gavin Newsom in his official and personal capacity, Attorney General Robert Bonta, California Department of Food & Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross, San Diego County District Attorney Stephan Summer, San Diego County Counsel Thomas Montgomery, the 22nd District Agricultural Association and Does 1-50. The 57-page federal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
“Boiled down to the basics,” explained SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb, “the state has been regulating gun show operations almost out of existence, and more restrictive than brick-and-mortar retail gun shops or even internet sales. This amounts to deprivation of rights under color of local law, including the First Amendment rights of free speech and freedom of assembly, and the 14th Amendment’s equal protection under the law.
“This lawsuit follows our successful action against the Del Mar Fairgrounds,” he added, “but the regulatory regime now in place in California applies to any gun show, anywhere in the state. What is alarming to us is that Crossroads of the West has followed the rules, and so have vendors at their gun shows. Yet, the state is attempting to prohibit constitutionally protected activities that are perfectly legal, and are already highly regulated.
“Like it or not,” Gottlieb observed, “gun shows are public forums where like-minded people can meet and discuss various issues, engage in firearm sales and purchases, learn about gun safety and enjoy the camaraderie inherent at such events. Obviously, the defendants don’t like that, but they simply cannot violate constitutional rights to satisfy a personal disdain.”
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I think everybody ought to have the right to go to a gun show no matter where they live and thanks for trying to make that happen in California. That being said consider moving to Oklahoma. In Oklahoma City we have gun shows at least once a month. Also it is a Constitutional Carry State which means any Oklahoma resident can carry either carry an open or concealed weapon as long as they can pass a background check. If you want to see what happens to a live shooter here google shooting at louie’s on lake hefner in Oklahoma City.
“Give me LIBERTY” or another mag.
Arnold Swartzneger said ” screw your freedom get the vacine”, he should not be pictured in you great article.
I agree whole heartedly! He shouldn’t be associated with this article. As constitutional loving Americans our liberties should not be obstructed no matter where we live. Even that shithole commie state.
If you love the constitution so much why do you cheer big orange wiping his butt with it?
Oh gosh, here we go, another ” orange man bad” moron!
Your an idiot. Complete idiot you think Trump wasn’t inline with the Constitution? You must really love what Biden is doing to it you dumba$$
Can you please list these violations of the Constitution made by our previous president. I’m sure your list is long. We are all waiting for you to back up your moronic claim. If you’re like every other idiot who has said that you will come up with nothing because there isn’t an instance of him violating the Constitution. Joke Biden on the other hand has actually violated the Constitution:
1. Opening the southern border. The president is supposed to protect this country from invasion and by opening the southern border like he did is the opposite of protecting this nation.
2. Attempting to stifle the first amendment by sending the FBI in to investigate moms challenging school board members for teaching Critical Race Theory and imposing mask and vaccine mandates.
3. Attempting to curb the 2nd amendment. Joke Biden has said he wants to take AR-15s, assault rifles, 9mm handguns away fro law abiding citizens.
I could go on but let’s wait for your list of how President Trump has wiped his ass with the U.S. Constitution.
My guess is your a COMMUNIST/MARXIST being paid to troll gun sites..
get your head out of your backside and open your eyes
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