🚨 CASE UPDATE: VALLEJOS v. ROB BONTA & CHAD BIANCO 🚨

[CheekyFella]

Hey everyone, 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 person.
Yet Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco denied me anyway under these “good moral character” hurdles.


This case isn’t about politics. It’s not Red vs. Blue. It’s the State vs. YOU.


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Follow the Money

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.


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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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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.

 

[CheekyFella]

The appeal I wrote and the letter from the doj stating I am not disqualified or prohibited. Yet I will still denied by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco CCW Unit based on arbitrary rules and subjective standards against the Bruen decision and SCOTUS RULINGS.