Judge VanDyke Wants the Supreme Court to Start "Bench Slapping"

Ninth Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke just wrote a scorching 9-page dissent in Knife Rights Inc. v. Bonta — and Chuck Michel says it's the most honest indictment of the Ninth Circuit in years. CRPA President Chuck Michel joins to break down what VanDyke actually wrote, why it matters, and what Chuck calls "Second Amendment sainthood" territory. VanDyke's dissent isn't just about the knife rights case. It's a 9-page indictment of the Ninth Circuit's decades-long pattern of "judicial disobedience" on Second Amendment cases. His memorable framing: "Come hell or high water, Heller or Bruen, our court will find a way to uphold any weapons restriction that a liberal state can dream up." His prescription: "It's time for some bench slaps" — meaning summary reversals from the Supreme Court. Chuck breaks down what a summary reversal actually looks like (spoiler: it's more disrespectful than a normal reversal), why VanDyke can say what CRPA's lawyers can't, and how this dissent could shape the Viramontes and Grant AR-15 cases now pending at SCOTUS. Plus: Chuck's prediction that VanDyke could be a Supreme Court short-lister, and why CRPA's amicus brief on Viramontes will point to exactly this pattern of Ninth Circuit resistance. Full VanDyke dissent linked below — it's worth the read. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastor... 👉 Support CRPA’s legal fight by becoming a member using the link below 👍 Like, 📤 share, and 🔔 subscribe to help defend the Second Amendment Become a CRPA member today: 👉 https://californiariflepistol.app.neo... 🛡️ Sponsors Join CCW Safe Today → https://ccwsafe.com/?utm_source=CRPA%... The Police Credit Union → https://www.thepolicecu.org | 800.222.1391 00:00 Judge VanDyke's 9-Page Dissent Explained 01:20 Reading VanDyke's Most Explosive Passages 04:47 What "Summary Reversal" Actually Means 05:28 A Decade of Ninth Circuit "Judicial Disobedience" 06:40 The Duncan Magazine-Parts Video VanDyke Made 09:51 How This Compares to Legislative Resistance 11:00 What This Means for Viramontes and Grant at SCOTUS #CRPA #vandyke #secondamendment