A federal appeals court upheld California's ban on gun shows at county fairs and other public properties, deciding the laws do not violate the rights of firearm sellers or buyers.
A federal appeals court upheld California's ban on gun shows at county fairs and other public properties, deciding the laws do not violate the rights of firearm sellers or buyers.A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld California's ban on gun shows at county fairs and other public properties, deciding the laws do not violate the rights of firearm sellers or buyers.
The two measures were both written by Democratic state Sen. Dave Min. The first, which went into effect in January 2022, barred gun shows at the Orange County Fair, and the other, which took effect last year, extended the ban to county fairgrounds on state-owned land. But the appeals court decided the laws prohibit only sales agreements on public property - not discussions, advertisements or other speech about firearms. The bans "do not directly or inevitably restrict any expressive activity," Judge Richard Clifton wrote in Tuesday's ruling."Guns should not be sold on property owned by the state, it is that simple," Bonta said in a statement. "This is another victory in the battle against gun violence in our state and country.
Gun-control groups have maintained the shows pose dangers, making the weapons attractive to children and enabling "straw purchases" for people ineligible to possess firearms.
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