The National Rifle Association just slapped the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the city and county of San Francisco with a federal lawsuit after the Board unanimously adopted a resolution declaring the NRA a “domestic terrorist organization” and urging others to do likewise. In a statement on Twitter, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre […]
Fed. Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against CA Fairgrounds Gun Show Ban
A federal district court judge in San Diego has issued a preliminary injunction against the Del Mar Fair Board’s attempt to ban gun shows at the San Diego County Fairgrounds in Del Mar, in a case involving the Second Amendment Foundation, California Rifle and Pistol Association, several other groups and individuals. Federal District […]
Fed. Judge Ruling on WA I-1639 Lawsuit a Setback for Anti-Gunners
Monday’s denial of a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit challenging provisions of Washington Initiative 1639, a gun control measure passed in November 2018, amounts to a loss for the Seattle-based gun prohibition lobby and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who endorsed the measure early in the campaign. The lawsuit, brought by the Second Amendment […]
Stay in California Mag Limit Case Has Important Caveat
While some gun activists are questioning the decision by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez to grant a stay in the case of Duncan v. Becerra—the challenge to California’s magazine capacity limit—it may have been the best move for Golden State gun owners, and all it takes is a careful reading of the order to understand […]
California Law Hammered in Federal Court Mag Ban Strike Down
Buried in a federal judge’s 86-page ruling late last Friday that declared California’s ban on ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds unconstitutional is a devastating dissection of the failure of the state’s gun control efforts, and something of a rebuke to state Attorney General Xavier Becerra for having submitted “news articles and interest […]
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Gun Show Ban at Cal. Fairground
The Second Amendment Foundation and several California plaintiffs yesterday filed a lawsuit in federal district court in San Diego challenging a decision by the Del Mar Fair Board to stop gun shows at the Del Mar Fairgrounds “until staff members develop a policy that could ban the sale and possession of firearms on the property.” […]