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Published November 12, 2014

A procedural decision in a landmark Second Amendment case could spell the end for California laws restricting the issuance of permits to carry concealed handguns.

The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals would bar other law enforcement officials, including state Attorney General Kamala Harris, from gaining "intervener status" to join in further challenges of its ruling in a case originally brought by an independent journalist who sued the San Diego County Sheriffs Department over its policy of requiring a specific reason for being allowed to carry a concealed weapon in public.

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore has said he will not fight the ruling, meaning there is no one with standing left to challenge the decision made in February.

Since becoming Sheriff, I have always maintained that it is the legislatures responsibility to make the laws, and the judiciarys responsibility to interpret them and their constitutionality, Gore wrote in a letter to the county board of supervisors earlier this year, in which he said the courts decision gave him clarity on the issuance of licenses. Law enforcements role is to uphold and enforce the law.

Edward Peruta sued Gores department over its policy of requiring a specific reason for being allowed to carry a concealed weapon in public, restrictions other counties around the state also had in place.

In its bombshell ruling earlier this year, the 9th Circuit found those policies to be unconstitutional and held that law-abiding citizens have a right to bear arms under the Constitutions Second Amendment and could not be required to justify their reasons for carrying concealed weapons. The panel simultaneously ruled on a similar case brought in Yolo County, and that county's sheriff, Edward Prieto, has not indicated he will drop further appeals, which could be heard en banc by all of the 9th Circuit judges or by the U.S. Supreme Court. Harris could try to join Prieto's case, although Wednesday's ruling appears to make it unlikely she would be allowed.

California counties have differed on policy in the wake of the February decision, with Orange County issuing the permits on request and others waiting for a resolution in the case.

One judge on the panel disagreed with Wednesdays ruling, saying the state should be able to intervene in the case to present an argument on an important constitutional question affecting millions of citizens.

The law would still not allow felons or the mentally ill to possess firearms, and would still prohibit the carrying of them in places such as schools and government buildings.

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Two slender, high-heeled legs protrude from a chocolate cupcake. In between, a strawberry has been provocatively placed atop a bed of whipped cream, while a slogan scrawled in neon lipstick reads: "You'll never dance alone, bitch."

As billboard campaigns go, this ad for a night out at the world's biggest super-club Privilege leaves very little to the imagination. But in a place where, stereotypically, enjoyment is measured by excess, I'd expect nothing less from Spanish island Ibiza.

Similar ads line the roads leading to clubbing hotspot (or hedonistic hellhole, depending on how you look at it) Playa d'en Bossa, like a sugary, sweet trail, attracting bees to a honey pot.

When I arrive in mid-October, though, the place is refreshingly peaceful. Flyers have been ripped from shop windows, bars have pulled down their shutters, and a plastic bag sent billowing skyward by the cool autumnal breeze is the closest thing I see to dancing in the street.

The clubbers may have packed away their glow sticks for another year but, I'm told by one resident, the winter season is when Ibiza really blossoms. There's less traffic on the roads and prices are much lower. Yet the sun still shines, with temperatures hovering at 15C in December.

"If you're not fussed about catching the clubs but still want to see spectacular sunsets, top up your tan and sample traditional Mediterranean cuisine, it's a great time to go," Cheapflights.co.uk travel expert Ben Rosier says.

Traditionally, clubs, bars, restaurants and hotels would close their doors once DJs had spun their last tunes in September. But now, several properties are staying open for longer. The new Hard Rock Hotel is taking bookings until November, while glamorous Atzaro, in the north of the island, has announced it will host guests year-round.

A 15-minute drive from grown-up beach town Santa Eularia, Atzaro is a working orange farm that's been in operation for more than a century. Ten years ago, owners the Guash family opened the property as a 24-room hotel with Ibiza's only open-air spa. Oranges are still cultivated and sold to local markets, or served as freshly squeezed juice to guests at breakfast.

Teak, linen-wrapped daybeds are spread around the vast but secluded gardens, resplendent with canopies of fragrant jasmine and striking bougainvillea.

A proliferation of Balinese statues hints at the property's spiritual, New Age leanings. Several wellbeing festivals take place throughout the year, and some attract as many as 9000 people.

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No one wants to be a toolie. Well, maybe some people do, but they shouldn't. Turning up to schoolies celebrations when you're clearly several years over school-leaving age is not something anyone should aspire to.

However, that doesn't mean the schoolies groups who will be partying hard in the next few weeks get to have all the fun. Maybe it's just me, but I've always been a bit jealous of the kids on the Gold Coast. It looks like they're having a ball.

So if you're far too old to pass as a school-leaver but still want to let loose and party like you've just finished your final exams, these are the places you want to travel to.

About the closest you can come to recreating schoolies for slightly older people is on this Croatian party island; a beautiful place filled with everything from dirty backpacker bars to exclusive (and expensive) nightclubs. Sometimes it can feel like pretty much all of Western Europe has arrived in Hvar to celebrate anything that comes to mind. This is not the place for a quiet, relaxing holiday.

Travellers have been coming to Vegas for an adult schoolie experience since long before there was a proper schoolies. There's the feeling that you can do whatever you want in Sin City. Drink, gamble, dance, see extravagant shows, eat great food, shoot guns, drive go-karts, smoke cigars, go on roller-coasters, see live bands This is schoolies the way it always should have been.

If you don't know how to dance before you get to Medellin, there's a good chance you will know by the time you leave. This is a city that likes to move, whether that's in the form of salsa, pop, rock or reggaeton. Once considered too dangerous to visit, Medellin is transforming itself into a tourist-friendly destination with some of the best nightlife around.

Head down to the notorious Khao San Road area and you'll find plenty of backpackers mostly Australian having themselves a little adult schoolies right there on the streets. It's a little seedy (OK, very seedy), but if you're looking for something classier don't despair: choose from one of the many rooftop bars in areas like Sathorn or Sukhumvit.

There's so much more to Amsterdam than the Red Light District; however, if it's the schoolies experience you're trying to recreate, then it is this den of sin you should be visiting. Go on, go crazy: visit a coffee shop, go to a sex show, wander the seedy alleyways and duck into canal-side bars. You certainly won't be the only one doing it.

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