Any decision on the case. I saw the arguments (c-span) on 1/15/09. Just thought it was interesting that they're permitted to sell guns on state property as long as the guns were not located "ON" state run property.

Sounds like a great recipe for a gun show!

lolwut?

pass me the football bat, I'll knock it out of the rink.


what would constitute NOT state property? Federal Land (BLM)?

Nordyke decision could be in roughly 60 days - but no guarantees (i.e, 1 year).

A favorable decision would end up valid throughout the 9th Circuit.  

Opposition could request rehearing en banc by the whole 15? judge panel of the 9th instead of the 3 (O'Scannlain, Alarcon, Gould).   I believe that en banc request could well be denied.  

I also believe that if Nordyke holds at this level, the Bradys do not want to go further - they do not want this to go to the Supremes with its current composition right now, esp 6+ months after Heller.   Let's hope Scalia, Roberts, Thomas, Alito and Kennedy exercise, eat right, stay healthy, etc. to not be replace by an Obama nomination (Obamination?) and that any Obama nomination to replace a Supreme replaces one of the Heller minority (Ginsberg, Stevens, Souter, Breyer).

If another appeals court circuit ends with a similar case that differs from a Nordyke-in-our-favor, that sets up a 'circuit split' for the Supremes to resolve.


Bill Wiese
San Jose CA

Any idea which way those 3 (O'Scannlain, Alarcon, Gould) are leaning? I mean do they have pro or anti-gun tendencies?

The very fact that they brought the case back to life shows some of the though pattern - if they'd left it sitting we wouldn't be even talking about this.

Bill Wiese
San Jose CA