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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Apr. 22, 2009

9th Circuit Says Gun Shows Can Be Prohibited

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held in a landmark decision that local governments can ban gun shows on public property despite Second Amendment protections.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt gun show fans a major blow Monday by holding in a landmark decision that local governments can ban gun shows on public property despite Second Amendment protections.

That decision shot down a challenge to a 1999 Alameda County law banning the possession of firearms on county property. County supervisors passed the law after a man shot to death eight people at the...

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