Help Charles Nichols Fight for 2A

Help Charles Nichols and his Lawsuit to Overturn California’s Bans on Openly Carrying Loaded and Unloaded Firearms in Public

On September 12, 2022, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the district court's final judgment in favor of the State of California and remanded my case back to the district court for proceedings consistent with NYSRPA v. Bruen.

The district court adopted the State's position that it did not have to comply with the Court of Appeals' order. The district court has delayed a final judgment in my lawsuit multiple times. The local rules of the Central District of California require the district court to decide the State's motion for summary judgment within 120 days. If the district court complies with the rules, a decision will be made by February 3, 2025.

No decision was made by the district court and so, pursuant to the local rules of the Central District of California, both sides signed and filed a joint request for a decision, and sent a copy to the chief judge for the district. By March 12, 2025, the district court judge is required to either issue her decision or to give a specific date on which her decision will be issued.

It is rare for the parties in a lawsuit to have to issue a joint request for a decision but we all know that Second Amendment lawsuits are looked upon with disfavor by the Federal judiciary.

Hopefully, we will have a favorable judgment by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the Baird v. Bonta final judgment appeal before then. The judgment in the Baird v. Bonta handgun Open Carry lawsuit will be immediately binding on the district court in my case.

My lawsuit is not limited to handguns. My lawsuit seeks to enjoin California's bans on openly carrying loaded and unloaded rifles, shotguns, and handguns throughout the State of California.

Please support me in my fight to restore the Second Amendment to California by donating here.