May v. Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · No. 23-4356
👎Unfavorable to gun rights
most preliminary injunctions were dissolved so the sensitive-places and private-property rules took effect, with only a few provisions left enjoined
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What the court held
Permit holders and gun-rights groups had won district court injunctions against many provisions of California's post-Bruen law barring concealed carry in dozens of designated places and onto private property without advance permission. The panel affirmed in part but reversed in large part, allowing most of the location restrictions and the private-property default rule to take effect. The Ninth Circuit then denied panel rehearing and rehearing en banc, over dissents by Judge Collins and Judge VanDyke, who argued the panel misapplied Bruen and created a split with the Second Circuit's Antonyuk decision.
Summarized from the court's opinion.
What this case is about
California restrictions barring concealed-carry permit holders from carrying in designated places and onto private property
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Key Dates
- 2024-09-06 — Decided
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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