Judge Begs Supreme Court To Benchslap His Own Court

About this video

Colion breaks down a recent Ninth Circuit case in which Judge Lawrence Van Dyke issued a scathing dissent accusing his own court of systematically refusing to protect Second Amendment rights. Colion explains how Van Dyke criticized the Ninth Circuit’s practice of re-hearing cases until they reach gun-restrictive outcomes, this time involving a California switchblade restriction. Colion argues that despite Van Dyke’s unusually blunt language and previous video dissent, the Supreme Court continues to avoid intervening while lower courts uphold restrictions.

Key takeaways

• Colion highlights Judge Van Dyke’s claim that the Ninth Circuit has ‘a long and concerning history of refusing to vindicate the Second Amendment’ by repeatedly upholding gun and weapons restrictions
• Colion describes Van Dyke’s accusation that the Ninth Circuit uses en banc rehearings to overturn pro-gun-rights panel decisions until achieving the desired restrictive outcome
• Colion points out that despite Van Dyke’s dissents (including a prior video dissent on magazine bans), the Supreme Court has not intervened and California restrictions remain in effect

Episode details: published July 24, 2026 · 5:44 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Colion Noir’s legal commentary reflects his positions and teaching, attributed to him — it is not legal advice. His defensive-incident breakdowns are his analysis of reported incidents, attributed to him.

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