Supreme Court Rejects Another Gun Rights Case

By John Crump

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- The United States Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of 9th circuit ruling in the Teixeira v. Alameda County case.

In 2010, John Teixeira wanted to open a gun shop in Alameda County five miles south of Oakland in the unincorporated neighborhood of San Lorenzo. He planned on not only selling guns but also he was also going to offer gun-safety training and firearms repairs. The Alameda County zoning office denied the permit because it was less than 500 feet from residential properties.

Alameda County has an ordinance that banned new gun shops within 500 feet of schools, daycare centers, liquor stores or bars, other gun stores, and residential districts. This ordinance made it impossible for any new gun store from opening in the county

Teixeira sued Alameda County for infringing on his 2nd Amendment rights. Several gun-rights groups joined him in the lawsuit against the California County. The fear is that zoning boards could use regulations to prevent gun stores from opening across the state and the country.

By changing zoning laws, local zoning boards can add so many regulations that it can make it impossible for someone to open up a …Read the Rest

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