The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals late Saturday night issued a new order dissolving an old order concerning a preliminary injunction that was granted on Dec. 20.
That action came on the heels of an appeal from the California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA).
The result is that the injunction granted less than three weeks ago is back in force. The law took effect on Jan. 1, but now is suspended pending future court orders to the contrary.
SB2 clearly runs afoul of last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in the landmark Bruen case. That was its purpose as it was intended to show California’s utter contempt for the high court ruling and directly counter its effects.
It created 26 classifications of sensitive places where the state’s licensed concealed carry permit holders would be barred from exercising their rights. Never mind that this class of citizen is in no way responsible for the region’s burgeoning violent crime rate.
The goal was and is to disarm the public.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the controversial bill into law on Sept. 23, 2023. It was immediately met with lawsuits, and the legal merry-go-round began. Plaintiffs included the Second Amendment Foundation, Gun Owners of America and CRPA.
The first volley resulted in U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney issuing last month’s preliminary injunction. He correctly described the crafting of SB2 as “openly defiant of the Supreme Court.”
But an administrative stay was granted 10 short days later and the law was allowed to go into effect.
That hold is now lifted, and Carney’s original injunction is back in force. It is certainly not the last word in the Second Amendment case, but the latest decision is great news for law-abiding citizens who believe in the right of self-defense.
