[shakes head in disbelief]
Judging by the responses in this thread, it is evident that most of you (responding) have not taken the time to even read the opening post in the stickied thread,
Current 2A Cases.
If you had, you would know that many things "gun" in California are in a state of flux. "The times, they are a-changin!" I'm thinking that way too many gun owners have heard the shrill cry from the 2A absolutists, that
Heller did not go far enough, that
McDonald could have set the issue of scrutiny (because
Heller failed to do so)... And on and on. Forgetting that the Supreme Court has twice ruled upon the 2A in as many years.
Where was the NRA, Prof Young? It fought like a mad-dog to get the bill killed. There was a huge grass roots effort to block the bill. DeLeon and his cohorts got it through, anyway. The best that got done was to keep a definition of handgun ammo from being amended to the bill.
In CA, there are at present 3 cases, two in federal courts and one in a State court, that will address the ammo ban (as AB 962 is being called).
That lack of handgun ammo definition is the major thrust of the
Parker lawsuit. You do know that Clay Parker is the Sheriff of Tehama County, yes? Other parts of this law are being litigated in two different Federal District Courts, under different theories. One or all of them are likely to prevail and will gut most of this law.
Then there was the settlement in Sacramento County that has made it a virtual
"shall issue" county. Add in that the
Peruta case will most likely be decided within the next 7 to 10 days, which if in our favor (and there are good indications that it will be), will make San Diego County a virtual
"shall issue" county and will provide precedent to all of CA.
Nordyke will shortly (shortly in court time, that is) be decided and will address the "sensitive places" issue. This opinion will affect the entire 9th Circuit.
At that point,
Pena will come out of its stay and will attack the Safe Handgun Roster.
All the while, any of 2 dozen or so other cases nationwide, may be decided and will become convincing precedent, to further attack onerous laws in CA.
Those of you in CA, should be giddy with anticipation! And you should be supporting the NRA-ILA, SAF and the CalGuns Foundation, as best as you can. Those of you outside of CA, should be supporting the NRA-ILA and the SAF.
Note: You don't need to be a member of the NRA, if that is distasteful to you, in order to help support the litigation efforts of the NRA-ILA. They have fallen in line with the strategy of the SAF, even if they won't give them credit.
Jumping Jehoshaphat on a Flaming Pogo Stick! We are Winning, folks! Where is this negativity coming from?