On September 12, 2023, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 2, sending it to Governor Newsom’s desk for signature. SB 2 amends California’s gun laws and implements an expansive new ban on areas where a person could lawfully carry a handgun – many of which were previously unregulated.
Like New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Hawaii, the California legislature opted to bar the carrying of arms in areas such as public parks, restaurants that serve alcohol (regardless of whether the individual carrying consumes alcohol), churches, libraries, on public transportation, and on private property where the owner or lessee has not posted that the carrying of arms is permissible. Put simply, California’s new law would make carrying a firearm for self-defense an exercise in theory rather than a practical reality.
On September 12, 2023, the Second Amendment Foundation, joined by eleven individuals, and four civil rights organizations, filed suit against California’s Attorney General and Does 1-10. The lawsuit seeks a preliminary and permanent injunction, along with a declaration that the Defendants violated the Second and Fourteenth Amendments and that SB 2 and California Penal Code § 26230(a) includes areas that are not “sensitive places” consistent with our nation’s history and tradition.
Case Team: C.D. Michel, Sean Brady, Konstadinos Moros, Donald Kilmer
Recent Docket Activity
October 14th, 2025
ORDER GRANTING STAY 78 by Judge Monica Ramirez Almadani as follows: These cases are hereby stayed pending the Supreme Court's resolution of the petition for a writ of certiorari in Wolford, et al. v. Lopez, Case No. No. 24-1046 ; The parties shall file a joint status report no later than fourteen days after the issuance of the Supreme Court's opinion in Wolford; and The Clerk shall administratively remove this matter from the Court's activedocket until further notice.
October 9th, 2025
STIPULATION to Stay Case pending issuance of the Supreme Court decision in Wolford v. Lopez filed by Defendant Robert Bonta.
July 16th, 2025
MINUTE ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES by Judge Monica Ramirez Almadani: Accordingly, for the reasons stated herein, May v. Banta, 8:23-cv-01696-MRA-ADS, and Carralero, et al. v. Banta, 8:23-cv-01798-MRA-ADS, are hereby CONSOLIDATED into a Consolidated Action for all purposes, including, without limitation, discovery, pretrial proceedings, and trial. The Court further ORDERS as follows: Every pleading in the Consolidated Action shall have the following caption: In re: Senate Bill 2 Litigation This Document Relates To: Case No. 8:23-cv-01696-MRA-ADS Hon. Monica Ramirez Almadani. The file in May v. Banta, 8:23-cv-01696-MRA-ADS, shall constitute the master file for every action in the Consolidated Action. The Clerk shall administratively close. This Order is entered without prejudice to the rights of any party to apply for severance of any claim or action with good cause shown.
July 11th, 2025
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Konstadinos T. Moros counsel for Plaintiffs Barry Bahrami, Isabelle R. Barretto, Oscar A. Barretto, Jr, Gary Brennan, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated, Jose Flores, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners of California, Inc., Eric Hans, Andrew Harms, Sheldon Hough, Liberal Gun Owners Association, Reno May, Anthony Miranda, Pete Stephenson, Amicus Professors of Property Law. Konstadinos T. Moros is no longer counsel of record for the aforementioned party in this case for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiffs Reno May, Anthony Miranda, Eric Hans, Gary Brennan, Oscar A. Barretto, Jr., Isabelle R. Barretto, Barry Bahrami, Pete Stephenson, Andrew Harms, Jose Flores, Dr. Sheldon Hough, DDS, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, Inc., Liberal Gun Owners Association, and California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated. )
July 9th, 2025
STATUS REPORT filed by Plaintiffs Barry Bahrami, Isabelle R. Barretto, Oscar A. Barretto, Jr, Gary Brennan, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated, Jose Flores, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners of California, Inc., Eric Hans, Andrew Harms, Sheldon Hough, Liberal Gun Owners Association, Reno May, Anthony Miranda, Second Amendment Foundation, Pete Stephenson.
