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Supreme Court declines review of California gun-show sales restrictions

Published April 28, 2025 · Updated October 12, 2026

Certiorari was denied in B&L Productions v. Newsom, leaving intact the Ninth Circuit ruling upholding the state-property gun-show laws.

Written by the CalGunHub desk from public reporting

Who this affects: The cert denial leaves the Ninth Circuit's 2024 decision as the controlling appellate ruling on California's gun-show sales restrictions on state property, including AB 893. A related Central District case is proceeding on an amended complaint, so litigation over these statutes continues at the trial level. This is general information, not legal advice.

On April 28, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in B&L Productions, Inc. v. Newsom, No. 24-598, 145 S. Ct. 1958 (2025), a challenge to California statutes, including AB 893, that bar gun and ammunition sales at gun shows on state property. The denial, reflected on the Court's public docket and in the Duke Firearms Law Center's SCOTUS Gun Watch case table, leaves in place the Ninth Circuit's 2024 decision, 104 F.4th 108 (No. 23-55431), which rejected the plaintiffs' First and Second Amendment claims. A cert denial is not a ruling on the merits; it leaves the lower court judgment undisturbed. According to the California Rifle and Pistol Association's May/June 2026 litigation report, a related Central District of California case returns to the district court with an amended complaint to be filed. As of October 12, 2026, the statutes at issue remain enforceable under the 2024 appellate decision, while the companion district court case continues.

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