In a legal world where most judges bury their thoughts in 40-page opinions that no one reads, one federal judge just did something wildly uncommon—and incredibly necessary.
Judge Lawrence VanDyke dropped an 18-minute video that has anti-gun activists, liberal media outlets, and the Ninth Circuit squirming. Why? Because he used actual firearms to explain how absurd California’s gun laws have become.
According to Colion Noir, this wasn’t just a video—it was a rare moment of honesty and clarity in a sea of ignorance.
California Says Mags Are “Accessories” — Judge VanDyke Wasn’t Having It
The Ninth Circuit just upheld California’s magazine ban—again. Their logic? Magazines holding over 10 rounds aren’t protected by the Second Amendment because they’re “just accessories.”
But Judge VanDyke had enough of the legal gymnastics. He broke protocol and filmed a full-blown tutorial—inside his chambers—with a Sig P320. This wasn’t an AR-15, a rifle, or some “scary black gun.” It was a plain ol’ handgun. The kind of thing millions of Americans use every day for self-defense.
And still, some media outlets clutched their pearls. One even accused him of displaying “assault-style weapons.” Newsflash: he literally showed handguns. No rifles. No “assault-style” anything. Just standard factory handguns and components.
Colion breaks it down with zero sugarcoating: “They don’t know what they’re talking about—not the lawyers, not the judges, not the journalists. And they’re making laws and rulings that affect millions of gun owners who actually do.”
Showing > Telling: Breaking Down the Basics
Using the Sig P320 in its stock configuration, VanDyke showed how ridiculous California’s argument really is. The magazine? Standard-issue from the factory. Not some “tactical” aftermarket toy.
But because it can be swapped out for a lower-capacity mag, the state says it’s “not necessary”—and therefore not protected.
VanDyke didn’t stop there. He walked through each component—grip modules, the takedown lever, iron sights—and explained how, under California’s logic, they could ban any one of them.
The reasoning? If you can downgrade it, then it must be optional. Optional means accessory. Accessory means not protected by the Second Amendment.
So yeah, we’re just one bad ruling away from banning semi-autos altogether.
Legal Ignorance, Meet Reality Check
This wasn’t just a judge ranting. It was a reality check aimed at a system that’s being driven by people who don’t even understand the basics of what they’re trying to regulate.
Colion points to the moment an attorney in the case couldn’t explain the difference between a semi-auto and a full-auto. That’s not a joke. That’s the guy arguing to ban guns—and he has no clue how they function.
Which is why Judge VanDyke did what he did. As he put it in the video, “It occurred to me that in this instance, showing is much more effective than telling.”
And he’s right. We’re not in a world where people are reading legal documents. They’re watching TikToks. If you want to educate, you better show them.
The Real Agenda: Redefining “Guns” Out of Existence
This isn’t about magazine capacity. It’s about chipping away at the Second Amendment one “accessory” at a time. If a grip is too comfortable? Ban it. If a red dot is too effective? Ban it. If a semi-auto has more rounds than a revolver? You guessed it—ban it.
As Colion puts it: “This is a backdoor gun ban piece by piece if I’ve ever seen one.”
California isn’t just targeting parts—they’re redefining what a “gun” even is. And if we let courts adopt this logic, the entire right to bear arms crumbles under the weight of “optional” parts.
Bottom Line: Stay Loud, Stay Ready
Judge VanDyke’s video is a breath of fresh air in a courtroom culture that’s often clueless about firearms. It may have ruffled feathers, but it made the 2A make sense to regular Americans.
Colion ends it with a reminder we all need to hear:
“If we keep letting states call essential components accessories, it won’t be long before there’s nothing left of the Second Amendment to protect.”
So stay informed. Stay armed. And speak up. Because the people trying to take your rights? They don’t know a damn thing about the tools they’re banning.
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