U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jan. 17, 2009
9th Circuit Hears Test Case Over Gun Rights
A 9th Circuit panel Thursday considered whether an Alameda County ordinance banning guns on county property violates the First, Second and 14th Amendment rights of gun show promoters. The case is the first chance the 9th Circuit has had to address the issue of whether the Second Amendment applies to state and local governments since the U.S. Supreme Court found an individual right to bear arms in its June Heller decision.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - How to explain the dozens of gun rights supporters cheering on the steps of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco under the unseasonably warm sun on Thursday afternoon? Perhaps with an observation from Senior Circuit Judge Arthur L. Alarcon of Los Angeles at the oral argument preceding the celebration: "It seems strange to me that you could have a gun show without...
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