Judge Overturns California State Ban On Gun Shows

Above, a recent gun show in Gallup, New Mexico. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Years ago (around 30 years ago), the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors banned gun shows at county-owned facilities. This ban directly affected the popular Great Western Gun Show that was held at the Fairplex (Los Angeles County Fairgrounds) in Pomona.

We fought this ban, but were unsuccessful.

The state of California enacted a similar law. Now, a judge overturned this ban. 

From the Los Angeles Times:

It’s been two years since the Orange County fairgrounds hosted a gun show — due to a law prohibiting firearm and ammunition sales on the state-owned property that opened the door to a statewide ban — but that could soon change.

A federal judge this week granted a preliminary injunction overturning Senate Bill 264, which prohibited gun shows at the Costa Mesa fairgrounds beginning in 2022, and Senate Bill 915, which extended the prohibitions to all state-owned lands this January.

The order halts the statewide ban and calls upon operators of the county fairgrounds to immediately resume scheduling legal gun shows at the site.

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