Gun shows are an American tradition deeply rooted in celebrating the Second Amendment and bringing like-minded, freedom-loving individuals and their families together.
But California’s quest to abolish individual rights recently swerved into the minefield of prohibiting these gatherings on public property. The state specifically targeted annual gatherings held at State Fairs and other events that always draw crowds.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and his cronies march in lockstep against gun rights. In his quest to become significant on the national stage, the governor seeks to erode the freedom to keep and bear arms until it is only a shell of what the Founding Fathers established.
This may play well with his native base, but gun rights organizations are fighting back.
In the latest development, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners seek intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court.
The plaintiffs asked the high court to intervene and restore constitutional order to Golden State’s mad dash to eradicate the Second Amendment. They seek a Supreme Court review of B&L Productions, Inc. v. Newsom and relief from oppressive state regulations.
SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb blasted the state’s leadership for pretending the high court and Constitution have no authority.
“We are at a point where California has essentially ignored the Supreme Court’s ruling in 2022 that eliminated the use of ‘judicial balancing tests’ when deciding Second Amendment claims,’ Gottlieb explained in a news release. Instead, the state insists on “trampling on the First Amendment protections of speech which is necessary for the commerce of lawful products.”
SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut asked for a grant of certiorari while admonishing the state for prohibiting lawful assembly.
He declared these egregious prohibitions “are being used to prevent gun owners, who are honest and peaceable citizens, from congregating and conducting lawful commerce on public property.”
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the plaintiffs in what the SAF believes is another blatant example of judges ignoring the law.
After all, Bruen clearly established the outline for deciding the validity of gun control regulations, but the state and judiciary pretend it does not exist.
The SAF filing details this egregious course of action. “Under New York State Pistol & Rifle Association v. Bruen, the government must prove that a ban on Second Amendment commerce is part of an enduring historical tradition.”
The gun rights organization added that the appeals court obviously overlooked this step in reaching its controversial decision.
The 9th Circuit simply tossed aside the Supreme Court’s prohibition of judicial “balancing tests” employed so often by those who seek to ignore the Bill of Rights.
Further, the petition charged that the decision did not even pretend to follow Bruen’s standard and went on to lay waste to First Amendment rights “necessary for commerce in lawful products.”
The nine justices are asked to overturn the lower court decision that utterly disregarded free speech rights. In addition to the infringement on First and Second Amendment freedoms, the SAF added a significant Fourteenth Amendment concern in their filing.
The filing urged the Supreme Court to “reiterate that legislative animus resulting in the denial of access to a public forum supports an equal protection claim under the Fourteenth Amendment.”
It is only a matter of time before the high court forcefully reacts to states such as California and New York thumbing their noses at the rule of law.
The scary part for gun rights advocates is that the anti-gun crowd would get away with it if it were not for organizations such as SAF and others stepping up and challenging them in court. Now, it’s up to the Supreme Court to step in and restore respect for the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
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