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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n
December 4, 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) joined\u00a0Gun Owners of California<\/a>\u00a0(GOC) and several other plaintiffs in\u00a0filing a second lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0challenging California\u2019s concealed carry statutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The state\u2019s latest revisions to their unconstitutional concealed carry policies were passed in response to the\u00a0Bruen<\/em>\u00a0decision (which ended the state\u2019s draconian \u201cmay-issue\u201d policy). Among other provisions, SB 2 would:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In September,\u00a0GOA and GOF filed their first suit<\/a>\u00a0against the law, which specifically challenged the draconian \u201csensitive location\u201d prohibitions. Today\u2019s lawsuit challenges the psychiatric evaluation, excessive fees, and extensive wait times currently imposed by several local police departments on Californians trying to secure a permit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In addition, the lawsuit challenges the fact that non-residents have no means to lawfully conceal carry in California, as there is neither reciprocity for other state permits nor a means for non-residents to secure a California issued permit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n California\u2019s new law is similar in nature to the poorly named\u00a0Concealed Carry Improvement Act<\/em>\u00a0in New York, which GOA and GOF are also actively litigating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Erich Pratt, GOA\u2019s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cGovernor Newsom isn\u2019t shy about his hostility towards the right to keep and bear arms, having gone so far as to propose major changes via a Constitutional Amendment. Americans don\u2019t support that, just like they don\u2019t support handcuffing law-abiding citizens who simply want to protect themselves in the ever more dangerous world we live in. While the Governor wouldn\u2019t admit it, that danger is most obvious in major metro-centers like LA and San Francisco, where he has utterly failed to reduce crime.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sam Paredes, on behalf of the board for GOF and in his role as the Executive Director of Gun Owners of California, added:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cLaws like SB2 only further embolden criminals in California, and the delays, fees, and psychiatric requirements imposed by local authorities are a blatant assault on one\u2019s constitutional rights, as a right delayed is a right denied.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n GOA spokesmen are available for interviews.\u00a0 Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over two million members and activists. For more information, visit\u00a0GOA\u2019s Press Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n