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Amid heightened concerns about firearms in the wake of last month’s Parkland, Florida, high school shooting massacre, Santa Clara County officials are taking another look at banning gun shows from the county fairgrounds. The Santa Clara County Fairgrounds currently hosts two gun shows a year. But county Supervisor Ken Yeager said gun shows conflict with the county’s mission of “promoting the health and well-being of our residents” and have drawn complaints from residents. “More and more often, I am getting approached by people who tell me how disturbed they are when they see billboards or signs advertising gun shows at...

Even though a federal judge declined to dismiss a claim by gun show promoters that Alameda County's ordinance banning such events on county land is unconstitutional, the county's lead counsel said today he doesn't expect that to change or weaken the county's stance . County Counsel Richard Winnie, however, said the judgment by U.S. District Court Judge Martin Jenkins Sept. 27 does not weaken the county's case. Winnie said getting a judge to dismiss a claim is difficult because the standard for such a judgment is so high. Winnie said the county plans to file a motion for a summary...

Today at 10:00am, the California Supreme Court published their opinion in Great Western Shows v. County of Los Angeles, and in Nordyke v. King, two cases that will define the future of gun shows in California. In short, they ruled that a county can ban gun shows as well as ban possession of firearms on county property, despite the numerous problems that this creates for not only gun show promoters but also law-abiding citizens. The opinions are available in PDF format at the following links: Great Western Shows v. L.A. Cty.Nordyke v. King The main page of the Supreme Court...