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FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
 
R
USSELL
A
LLEN
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ORDYKE
; A
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S
ALLIE
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No. 07-15763F
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ICKER
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Plaintiffs-Appellants,
CV-99-04389-MJJv.OPINIONM
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UPERVISORS
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 Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Courtfor the Northern District of CaliforniaMartin J. Jenkins, District Judge, PresidingArgued and SubmittedJanuary 15, 2009—San Francisco, CaliforniaFiled April 20, 2009Before: Arthur L. Alarcón, Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, andRonald M. Gould, Circuit Judges.Opinion by Judge O’Scannlain;Concurrence by Judge Gould
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COUNSEL
Donald E. Kilmer, Jr., Law Offices of Donald Kilmer, SanJose, California, argued the cause for the plaintiffs-appellantsand filed the briefs. Don B. Kates, Esq., Battleground, Wash-ington, was also on the supplemental briefs.Richard E. Winnie, County Counsel, Alameda County, Cali-fornia, argued the cause for the defendants-appellees and wason the briefs. T. Peter Pierce, Richards, Watson & Gershon,Los Angeles, California, filed the brief; Sayre Weaver, Rich-ards Watson & Gershon, Los Angeles, California, was also onthe brief.C.D. Michel, Trutanich-Michel, LLP, Long Beach, California,filed a brief on behalf of amici curiae the National Rifle Asso-ciation of America, Inc., and the California Rifle & PistolAssociation. Stephen P. Halbrook, Law Offices of Stephen P.Halbrook, Fairfax, Virginia, was also on the brief.Tracy Duell-Cazes, Law Offices of Tracy Duell-Cazes, SanJose, California, filed a brief on behalf of amici curiae Profes-sors of Law.
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ORDYKE
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ING
 
Vanessa A. Zecher, Law Offices of Vanessa A. Zecher, SanJose, California, filed a brief on behalf of amici curiae Profes-sors of Law, History, Political Science, or Philosophy.Alan Gura, Gura & Possessky, PLLC, Alexandria, Virginia,filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Second AmendmentFoundation, Inc.Jordan Eth, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, Califor-nia, filed a brief on behalf of Amici Curiae the Legal Commu-nity Against Violence, City of Oakland, City and County of San Francisco, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Cali-fornia Peace Officers’ Association, California Police ChiefsAssociation, California State Sherrifs’ Association, Coalitionto Stop Gun Violence, Violence Policy Center, and YouthAlive!. Jacqueline Bos and Angela E. Kleine, Morrison &Foerster LLP, San Francisco, California, were also on thebrief.
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:We must decide whether the Second Amendment prohibitsa local government from regulating gun possession on itsproperty.IARussell and Sallie Nordyke operate a business that pro-motes gun shows throughout California. A typical gun showinvolves the display and sale of thousands of firearms, gener-ally ranging from pistols to rifles. Since 1991, they have pub-licized numerous shows across the state, including at the
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