A case against California’s “sensitive places” restrictions on licensed concealed carry, May v. Bonta, was re-opened on July 15, 2026, as a result of a recent Supreme Court ruling against Hawaii’s concealed carry restrictions.
In the case pertaining to Hawaii, Wolford v. Lopez, SCOTUS ruled that Hawaii’s law regarding concealed carry on private property violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.
Prior to the Wolford v. Lopez ruling, the May v. Bonta case had been stayed. But weeks after the ruling, the ramifications of SCOTUS’s decision were evident by the reopening of the case.
Bonta is a California Rifle and Pistol Association case.
California’s “sensitive places” law prohibits licensed concealed carriers from being armed for self-defense in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, parks, zoos, museums, stadiums, and other locations.
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