[Pontiac]

An Alameda County zoning ordinance has been written in such a way that that there is for all intents and purposes, no place in the entire county (the Oakland area) where it would be legal for an entrepreneur to open a shop to sell guns and ammunition.

Judge Susan Illston ruled in favor of the use of zoning to ban gun shops, holding that the ordinance did not put any burden on anyone’s Second Amendment rights.

I have to wonder, would Judge Illston rule the same way if Alameda County had zoned away Porn shops?

Would she rule differently if an individual wanted to open a strip club and Alameda County zoning made it impossible to find a location that zoning would permit his shop to locate?

In California, I don’t have to guess.

[Secret Agent Man]

Okay what if they wrote the same ordinance except for tampons. Or abortion clinics.

[zeugma]

I have to wonder, would Judge Illston rule the same way if Alameda County had zoned away Porn shops?

A better example would be an abortion clinic.