Key Highlights
- Circuit Court of Appeals.
- The judges found that the state's policy of limiting open carry to counties with a population of less than 200,000 is inconsistent with the Second Amendment.
- “California’s legal regime is a complete ban on open carry in urban areas — the areas of the state where 95% of the people live,” they said in the decision.
- The dissenting judge disagreed and said California could limit open carry in more populated areas because it allows for concealed carry throughout the state. The ruling comes in a long-running debate over gun laws in the United States and in California, which has passed a series of restrictions.
- It came after Mark Baird, a Siskiyou County resident, filed a lawsuit asking the courts to restore the historical practice of open carry being allowed.
