The Supreme Court in Bruen (2022) made it clear:
> “The constitutional right to bear arms in public for self-defense is not a ‘second-class right.’”
“We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need.”
(Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111, 2156)
🔻 SCOTUS struck down New York’s “may-issue” CCW law and banned subjective permitting schemes. But the very next day, California issued Memo OAG-2022-02, flipping the script.
Instead of ending unconstitutional gatekeeping, the memo told issuing agencies to replace "good cause" with something even worse:
> “Moral character.”
💥 That’s not compliance with Bruen — it’s state-sponsored resistance to the Constitution.
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⚖️ SCOTUS Says (Bruen) vs. California Says (OAG-2022-02):
What SCOTUS Said What CA DOJ Now Says
No “need” or “justification” for rights Denials now based on undefined “moral character”
Rights must be based on history & tradition Modern, vague moral standards with no history
Objective, shall-issue required Still may-issue through loopholes and excuses
Rights can't be taxed or chilled Still costly, time-consuming, and uncertain
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📢 Why This Affects YOU — And All of Us
This isn’t just legal theory. I lived it.
👤 My name is David Vallejos — a law-abiding citizen, an FFL holder, and someone with an out-of-state CCW permit (Arizona). I passed all background checks and met every legal requirement under California law.
Still, I was denied a CCW in Riverside County — not for any crime, but based on vague, subjective claims.
🔎 I filed an official appeal (BOF 1031). The DOJ confirmed: I’m not a prohibited person.
Yet they upheld the denial anyway.
So I filed a federal lawsuit:
➡️ VALLEJOS v. ROB BONTA and CHAD BIANCO
I’m doing this pro se — no lawyer, no help from 2A orgs. I’m standing alone because they won’t.
This fight is for ALL of us.
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💰 Let’s Talk About the Money — Because That’s the Root of the Problem:
The California CCW scheme is not about public safety — it’s a business:
Most instructors charge $275 per person
Classes run 20 to 25 students per weekend
That’s $5,500 to $6,875 every weekend
And these classes are booked 52 weekends a year
📈 Yearly revenue per instructor: $357,500
And what do you get for that money?
Watch outdated videos
Eat pizza and drink coffee
Get pitched on carry insurance like USCCA
Fire a few rushed rounds at the range
This isn’t quality instruction. It’s a glorified seminar with a price tag, just to ask for permission to exercise your rights.
And because these instructors are clearing 6-figures, they have ZERO interest in fixing the system. This unconstitutional scheme is their golden goose.
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🧾 What I’m Fighting For
✔️ Immediate injunctive relief to receive my CCW
✔️ Declaratory relief that OAG-2022-02 is unconstitutional
✔️ Protection for ALL applicants being denied on arbitrary standards
✔️ Recognition that “moral character” is just a recycled “good cause” excuse
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🧨 The Core Legal Question:
Does California violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments by instructing law enforcement to deny permits using vague “moral character” standards — even after the Supreme Court outlawed such practices in Bruen?
This isn’t about safety or criminal history.
This is about how your right to bear arms is being sold back to you — at a premium — if you're lucky enough to pass their political purity test.
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📂 Documents Available for Any Attorney or Journalist:
Full OAG-2022-02 memo
CCW denial & appeal docs
DOJ confirmation that I’m not a prohibited person
Timeline of unconstitutional activity post-Bruen
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📣 CALL TO ACTION:
If you believe your rights shouldn’t come with a price tag…
If you’re tired of fake “compliance” and real-world oppression…
If you’re sick of watching the Constitution get rewritten by corrupt state actors…
Then share this. Comment. Speak up. Join me.
Let’s make this lawsuit the spark that ends the CCW scam in California for good.
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💪🏼 Stay Armed. Stay Free. And Never Beg for a Right You Were Born With.
💰 Let’s break down how the CCW permit scheme became a full-blown business — not a public safety measure:
Most instructors charge $275 per person for a mandatory 16-hour class.
They cram in 20 to 25 students every weekend.
That’s $5,500 to $6,875 every weekend.
And guess what? These classes are sold out all year — 52 weekends straight.
Now here’s the math:
➡️ Weekly: $6,875
➡️ Monthly (4 weeks): $27,500
➡️ Yearly (52 weeks): $357,500
That’s one instructor clearing over 350k per year — just for “training” people to ask for permission to use their rights.
But here’s the real kicker:
🧀 The so-called “training” is a joke.
You watch some dated safety videos
Eat pizza and sip coffee
Sit through a sales pitch for carry insurance like USCCA
Then squeeze off a few rounds during a rushed, minimal range session
It’s not quality firearms instruction — it’s a glorified seminar with a price tag, all required just to maybe get your rights back.
They’re profiting off your oppression.
And because of the money involved, they’ve got zero interest in helping end this unconstitutional CCW scheme — it’s their golden goose.
Time to wake up, folks. The Second Amendment doesn’t come with a price tag.