Appeals Court Strikes Down California Open-Carry Ban

Slowly, but surely, the courts are striking down California's wacko gun laws.

This time, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the state's ban on open-carry of firearms.

Fox News reported:

A federal appeals court on Friday struck down California’s ban on openly carrying guns across most of the state.

In a 2–1 decision, the San Francisco-based Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled California's ban on open carry in counties with more than 200,000 people — covering roughly 95% of the state’s population — violates the Second Amendment, according to Reuters.

U.S. Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, writing for the majority, said the ban conflicts with the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which requires gun regulations to be consistent with the nation’s "historical tradition of firearm regulation," Reuters reported.

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Dogs and Carry Permits

This is why they're called "man's best friend".

 

Riots Come To Albuquerque

Above, a tear gas canister in Albuquerque is fired to disperse an unruly crowd last night.

The rioting has now made its way into Albuquerque.

According to the Albuquerque Journal:

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A peaceful Sunday night protest in Downtown Albuquerque erupted into chaos overnight as rioters fired shots at police, broke windows at several buildings and set multiple fires. There were also reports of some looting. 

“At this time there are no reports of injuries,” Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said in an early morning email. He said APD deployed emergency response teams to a large portion of Downtown to stop those who were vandalizing property and getting violent with officers. 

Officers reported that someone fired shots at them in front of the Kimo Theater on the 400 block of Central. The aggression toward police didn’t stop there. 

Protesters taunted officers, shouting profanities at them. At one point, one man threw what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail toward police, though it didn’t hit anyone. 

A helicopter circled above after midnight ordering the group of 80 to 100 to disband or be arrested as two columns of police in riot gear, one at Second and Central and the other at Third and Central tried to break up the crowd. The riot police on Third and Central threw perhaps as many as six canisters of teargas at the group.

Since New Mexico is an open-carry state, maybe we should start openly carry as a deterrent or, if necessary, assist law enforcement and protect innocents.

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Open-Carry of Firearms Legal In New Mexico

This is something I should have known about before moving to New Mexico. But this is a good something.

New Mexico allows in-state residents to openly carry a loaded firearm. A permit is needed for concealed carrying of firearms, but not for open carry.

What prompted this blog post was that last week I was in the local Flying J and saw a man standing in line at the cashier's counter with a pistol in a holster on his belt. He was not a security guard or any other law enforcement officer. He was wearing a western-style shirt and blue jeans.

I checked online and confirmed that open carry is legal in New Mexico.

According to OpenCarry.org:

There is complete state preemption of all firearms laws, open carry is increasingly common and law enforcement is well educated as to its legality. In addition, New Mexico has an extended domainlaw which effectively makes your vehicle an extention of your home. So you may carry openly or concealed in your vehicle.

Wikipedia describes New Mexico's gun laws this way:

New Mexico is among states with some of the least restrictive firearms laws in the country. State laws governing the possession and use of firearms include those in New Mexico Statutes Chapter 30, Article 7, "Weapons and Explosives"

This sure is a big differance than Commiefornia!