Posted August 22, 2016 2:23 pm by Comments

By Justin Stakes

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Don’t let them take away this pro-gun win…

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California -(AmmoLand.com)- CGF scored a major victory earlier this year in Teixeira v. Alameda County in which the court held that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms extends to protect gun retailers from being shut out of an area by government zoning ordinances.

But now that ruling is at risk.

Alameda County and the State of California are petitioning the court to rehear the case.

They didn’t like the ruling of the three-judge panel, so they want even more judges to weigh in on the issue.

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Under the challenged Alameda County ordinance, a new gun store must be located at least 500 feet away from any residentially zoned district, elementary, middle or high school, preschool or day care center, another firearms sales business, or places where liquor is sold or served.

But, according to a scientific study conducted by CGF and other plaintiffs, which included a geographic study of the entirety of Alameda County, there are no parcels within the county that meet the ordinance’s requirements.

Writing for the majority, Judge O’Scannlain held:

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Source:: AmmoLand

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