Appeals court strikes down California's open carry ban for most of state  

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that California’s open carry ban in most parts of the state infringes on the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel voted 2-1 that the ban runs afoul of the Supreme Court’s expanded Second Amendment test, which requires gun control measures be consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation. ...