[The_Reader_David]

What part of “shall not be infringed” does the State of California not understand? (The State of California is very clever, it asserts repeatedly that it knows various substances cause cancer, so I assume it can read the U.S. Constitution.)

I still take the position that the several states may regulate the bearing of arms in manners analogous to what the Founders would have recognized as elements of a militia manual of arms: if they want to require that members of the unorganized militia bear arms openly, they are welcomed to ban concealed carry, so long as open carry is unfettered; if they wish members of the unorganized militia to be discrete about the fact they are armed, they are welcomed to ban open carry, so long as concealed carry is unfettered. Either of those policies, or ones in between with unfettered open carry and various permitting regimes for concealed carry, do not infringe the right to keep and bear arms. California’s laws plainly do, and I trust there will be challenges, given recent 2nd Amendment jurisprudence.

[Kit cat]

I am in CA. taking care of my elderly mom at this time, the very minute
she passes I am headed to Texas, this state has been waste land since
The day Reagan left us!!!!!!

[Dead Corpse]

What does a piece of paper matter when no one bothers to enforce it? If there are ZERO consequences, then it isn't much of a deterrent now is it?

I take the following position:

Every man, woman, and responsible child has an unalienable individual, civil, Constitutional, and human right to obtain, own, and carry, openly or concealed, any weapon -- rifle, shotgun, handgun, machinegun, anything -- any time, any place, without asking anyone's permission. - L. Neil Smith. The Atlanta Declaration

It matches up perfectly with "the Right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

Period. Full stop. Anyone trying to tell you otherwise does not have your best interest at heart and is violating your Rights. Doesn't matter if they are an elected official, a law enforcement officer, or another private individual. If they try to forcibly disarm you for your peaceful exercise of your Rights, they are no better than any other street thug and should be treated as such.

And before you think the Courts will help you, maybe you have forgotten that the 9th Circus is your first hurdle. Unless you have millions of dollars, you will not find justice there.