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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n
December 21, 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Washington, D.C. \u2014 Yesterday evening, a coalition** of gun rights groups, including Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), secured a\u00a0preliminary injunction<\/a>\u00a0against California\u2019s ban on carrying in \u201csensitive places.\u201d This ban was passed by the legislature and Governor Newsom in direct defiance of the 2022\u00a0Bruen<\/em>\u00a0decision by the nation\u2019s high court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Judge Cormac Carney re-affirmed this argument in his ruling, stating that California\u2019s law is: \u201csweeping, repugnant to the Second Amendment, and openly defiant of the Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Californians will now be able to carry in numerous common locations that were barred under this unconstitutional law, including:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Erich Pratt, GOA\u2019s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThis is great news for Californians. Judge Carney rightfully highlighted that residents want the ability to defend themselves in these increasingly dangerous times. But we can only expect this will serve as fuel for Governor Newsom\u2019s movement to amend the Constitution and gut the Second Amendment, and GOA is fully prepared to push back without hesitation.\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<\/div>\n \u201cAnti-gun legislatures across the country have insubordinately attacked law-abiding gun owners since the Bruen decision by passing sweeping laws that restrict their ability to carry practically anywhere. As we\u2019ve been warning politicians all along, fall in line, or we will make you.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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