U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Across the nation, COVID-19 is exposing all manner of tyrants, with mayors, governors, and judges believing their powers are without limitations. This is exceptionally true with Obama appointee Judge Andre’ Birotte of the Federal District Court in the Central District of California. He recently denied a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent local governments from closing gun stores. The TRO was requested by several 2nd Amendment organizations in response to both the City and County of Los Angeles’ inconsistent actions regarding what businesses are considered “essential” and which are not.
In essence, Birotte ruled that it’s okay to ban the possession (and acquisition) of guns for some people as long as you don’t ban it for all people, as this would be a violation of the landmark case, Heller v. DC. The judge came to his conclusion by using the judicial “balancing test” of “intermediate scrutiny” which in this case GOC believes to be illogical and flawed. In fact, in the Heller decision, the late 2nd Amendment giant, Justice Antonin Scalia strongly warned against using such judicial balancing tests.
Moving beyond the “legal-ese”, what does this mean to gun owners throughout California and the nation? It’s absolute evidence that battles in the courts must continue in order to hold reckless judges – and power-hungry mayors and government officials to account. If they aren’t going to heed what they should have learned in high school civics regarding the Constitution, then they will learn it through legal action.
GOC will continue to be engaged in this process – to make certain that every law-abiding citizen in the state of California has the ability to buy a gun to ensure the safety of their families and homes. And following up on last week’s communication with Governor Gavin Newsom, he has yet to respond to our official letter noting the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s amended guidance that designates the firearms industry as essential. Newsom’s executive order had left the authority to close gun stores to local law enforcement agencies and further indicated he would follow recommendations from CISA.
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Terrible. Activist Judges and the sock puppets who run these towns and cities need to be removed from office and sued and prosecuted into oblivion for violating the constitution and failing to adhere to their oath of office. Like these POS actually believe in the Oath to begin with.
Well I hope GOC starts by impeaching that fascist judge. There’s no provision in the Constitution for the suspension of Rights in times of war or public emergency; he has violated his OATH and therefore must be removed!!
And there lies the problem. Judges are never held to account for BS rulings. Now if they actually were, we wouldn’t be down this road AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN. They can get away with trampling on your rights & nothing happens. Maybe if they lost their jobs after a 3 strike rule. 3 cases overruled by a higher court could possibly be a solution. Maybe more people would pursue a higher court hearing also. Fix the courts the rest will follow.
A group of citizens should go and do a CITIZENS arrest on this Judge, he/she doesn’t have the authority to do this, matter of fact they are breaking Federal Law and Constitutional Law.
U.S.C. Code- Section: 241-242.
Enough of this Fascist BULLSHI*.
Are a nation of LAWS?, if not lets all start breaking THEM.
You need to listen to yourself… Jews taking orders from nazis? You make me ROFL!!
Since firearms related businesses have been declared critical by the President, and since we have a Second Amendment in the Constitution it would be interesting to see U.S. Marshals making ARRESTS of the officials who are pushing for illegal, un-Constitutional inroads on our rights under color of authority. Interesting.