Alameda County, Ca., tries to ban gun sales via innocent looking zoning laws. 9th Circuit says "no way." Pretty bad when a liberal court defeats a liberal conspiracy. Cool.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Monday ruled that that the Second Amendment right of gun buyers extends to protect gun retailers from being excluded from an area.

The ruling was based on the challenge to an Alameda County, California ordinance that stated that a gun store must be located at least 500 feet away from any residentially-zoned district, elementary, middle or high school, pre-school, day care center, another firearms retailer or an establishment where liquor is sold or served.

However, according to a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) study of all of Alameda County, there are no parcels in the county that meet the ordinance’s mandates. The plaintiffs argued the regulation was tantamount to an outright ban.

No comments:

Post a Comment