California Sheriff Celebrates Judges’ Ruling To Block “Unconstitutional” Gun Control Measure
Jose Nino
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Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson recently celebrated District Judge Cormac Carney’s issuance of a preliminary injunction against the California state government’s “sensitive places” gun control law, describing the gun control measure as “unconstitutional.”
Per a Breitbart News report, Carney issued the preliminary injunction on December 20, 2023, in a lawsuit that several California concealed carry permit holders, the Second Amendment Foundation, and Gun Owners of America filed.
The case took on California’s SB2, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed in September of 2023, which established new “sensitive places” in which licensed concealed holders could not carry guns.
Carney ruled in the plaintiffs’ favor, highlighting that “The challenged…[California] provisions unconstitutionally deprive…[licensed concealed permit holders] of their constitutional right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense.”
KRCR talked about the decision with Sheriff Johnson, who stated, “We’re pleased that a federal judge blocked part of SB2 because, in my opinion and the opinion of many of the sheriffs across the state, is [sic] SB2 is unconstitutional.”
Johnson continued by noting that “[SB2] is, without a doubt, a direct attack on concealed weapons permit holders and the ability to and right to bear firearms – Second Amendment.”
California is the state where gun rights simply can’t exist. Per a ranking by Guns & Ammo magazine, California is ranked in a crappy 48th place. As a result, gun owners can’t use legislative means to change gun policy. These circumstances compel them to use the courts to roll back gun control encroachments.
As is the harsh reality for a gun owner living in a blue state.
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