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VALLEJOS v ROB BONTA and CHAD BIANCO challenging the CCW SCHEME 🚨UPDATE🚨
🚨 CASE UPDATE: VALLEJOS v. ROB BONTA & CHAD BIANCO 🚨
Hey everyone, long time calguns member. I wanted to give a big update on my federal case out of Riverside, California: VALLEJOS v. ROB BONTA & CHAD BIANCO.
I filed this lawsuit pro se (on my own, without an attorney) because California’s current CCW scheme is unconstitutional, profit-driven, and actively stripping law-abiding citizens of their rights.
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⚖️ Where We’re At
I filed for a preliminary injunction to stop California’s CCW scheme in Riverside. The court denied it.
On August 27, 2025, I filed a Notice of Appeal to keep this case moving forward in the Ninth Circuit.
This means the fight is far from over. It’s just now stepping into a bigger courtroom where precedent truly matters.
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🔑 Why This Case Matters
After the Supreme Court’s Bruen ruling struck down “good cause,” California swapped it for “good moral character” screening—an equally unconstitutional, subjective barrier.
On top of that, they stacked training mandates and state fees, turning your right into a paid subscription model.
I’m a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL). I hold an Arizona CCW. I even have a letter from the California DOJ confirming I’m not a prohibited/disqualified person.
👉 Yet Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco denied me anyway under these “good moral character” hurdles. Yes it's still in play after SB2 just masked. I was harmed by this masking.
This case isn’t about politics. It’s not Red vs. Blue. It’s the State vs. YOU.
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đź’° Follow the Money.... I am not knocking instructors I support training but not Force training to exercise and right.
Here’s why the State is fighting so hard to keep this system alive:
CCW instructors routinely charge $275 per seat.
25 students = $6,875 per class.
Just one class per week = $357,500 per year.
Over ten years = $3.5 MILLION—from one instructor.
Now multiply that across California. We’re talking tens of millions—possibly more—flowing into a system that exists only because the State insists you must “pay to play” for an inalienable right. I am not knocking trainers or saying don't get training I'm just saying we shouldn't be required to pay a dollar to exercise any of our inalienable rights assured by the Constitution which is what this is about.
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📢 What You Can Do (Peacefully & Lawfully)
1. Spread awareness. Share this case in every 2A and legal forum you can. Most people don’t even know it exists.
2. Engage locally. File CPRA requests (California’s version of FOIA) for denial rates, fee ledgers, and instructor rosters in your county. This data exposes the racket.
3. Push back politically. Contact your reps and demand they eliminate subjective standards and excessive fees.
4. Support grassroots action. Don’t wait for big orgs. They’ve ignored this fight. It’s on us to bring the light.
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đź’ˇ Bottom Line
I’m not a millionaire. I’m not backed by CRPA, NRA, or any big machine. I’m just a regular citizen who decided to take this fight to federal court.
My case proves the truth: California’s CCW scheme is unconstitutional on its face and as applied.
It violates Bruen.
It violates Heller.
It violates McDonald.
And it violates the principle that rights are not for sale.
When government turns liberty into a privilege you have to buy, resistance becomes duty.
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👉 If you’re tired of watching your rights get auctioned off to the highest bidder, stand with me. Amplify this case. Share the facts. And most importantly—don’t buy into the idea that rights are “permissions” from the State.
VALLEJOS v. BONTA & BIANCO is proof that one person can push back. But I can’t do it alone.
There is a give send go that was started for the legal fund because an attorney picked up my case to help me out because he seen I needed the help. None of the money goes to me it all goes to the legal fund and it is controlled by him. I never did this for money or recognition I was forced into this because my rights were denied after jumping through all the hoops and following all the laws and doing everything the right way. Sorry not sorry. 🤷🏼
If the owners of the website will allow me to post the link to the legal fund I will happily do so in the comments. I have been on calguns for a very long time and had a excellent rating when it wasn't updated. I appreciate everything you have done for the gun community.
Hey everyone, long time calguns member. I wanted to give a big update on my federal case out of Riverside, California: VALLEJOS v. ROB BONTA & CHAD BIANCO.
I filed this lawsuit pro se (on my own, without an attorney) because California’s current CCW scheme is unconstitutional, profit-driven, and actively stripping law-abiding citizens of their rights.
---
⚖️ Where We’re At
I filed for a preliminary injunction to stop California’s CCW scheme in Riverside. The court denied it.
On August 27, 2025, I filed a Notice of Appeal to keep this case moving forward in the Ninth Circuit.
This means the fight is far from over. It’s just now stepping into a bigger courtroom where precedent truly matters.
---
🔑 Why This Case Matters
After the Supreme Court’s Bruen ruling struck down “good cause,” California swapped it for “good moral character” screening—an equally unconstitutional, subjective barrier.
On top of that, they stacked training mandates and state fees, turning your right into a paid subscription model.
I’m a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL). I hold an Arizona CCW. I even have a letter from the California DOJ confirming I’m not a prohibited/disqualified person.
👉 Yet Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco denied me anyway under these “good moral character” hurdles. Yes it's still in play after SB2 just masked. I was harmed by this masking.
This case isn’t about politics. It’s not Red vs. Blue. It’s the State vs. YOU.
---
đź’° Follow the Money.... I am not knocking instructors I support training but not Force training to exercise and right.
Here’s why the State is fighting so hard to keep this system alive:
CCW instructors routinely charge $275 per seat.
25 students = $6,875 per class.
Just one class per week = $357,500 per year.
Over ten years = $3.5 MILLION—from one instructor.
Now multiply that across California. We’re talking tens of millions—possibly more—flowing into a system that exists only because the State insists you must “pay to play” for an inalienable right. I am not knocking trainers or saying don't get training I'm just saying we shouldn't be required to pay a dollar to exercise any of our inalienable rights assured by the Constitution which is what this is about.
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📢 What You Can Do (Peacefully & Lawfully)
1. Spread awareness. Share this case in every 2A and legal forum you can. Most people don’t even know it exists.
2. Engage locally. File CPRA requests (California’s version of FOIA) for denial rates, fee ledgers, and instructor rosters in your county. This data exposes the racket.
3. Push back politically. Contact your reps and demand they eliminate subjective standards and excessive fees.
4. Support grassroots action. Don’t wait for big orgs. They’ve ignored this fight. It’s on us to bring the light.
---
đź’ˇ Bottom Line
I’m not a millionaire. I’m not backed by CRPA, NRA, or any big machine. I’m just a regular citizen who decided to take this fight to federal court.
My case proves the truth: California’s CCW scheme is unconstitutional on its face and as applied.
It violates Bruen.
It violates Heller.
It violates McDonald.
And it violates the principle that rights are not for sale.
When government turns liberty into a privilege you have to buy, resistance becomes duty.
---
👉 If you’re tired of watching your rights get auctioned off to the highest bidder, stand with me. Amplify this case. Share the facts. And most importantly—don’t buy into the idea that rights are “permissions” from the State.
VALLEJOS v. BONTA & BIANCO is proof that one person can push back. But I can’t do it alone.
There is a give send go that was started for the legal fund because an attorney picked up my case to help me out because he seen I needed the help. None of the money goes to me it all goes to the legal fund and it is controlled by him. I never did this for money or recognition I was forced into this because my rights were denied after jumping through all the hoops and following all the laws and doing everything the right way. Sorry not sorry. 🤷🏼
If the owners of the website will allow me to post the link to the legal fund I will happily do so in the comments. I have been on calguns for a very long time and had a excellent rating when it wasn't updated. I appreciate everything you have done for the gun community.
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