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.” […]
Federal Judge Allows NRA Lawsuit v. Cuomo to Advance
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo may be facing something of an embarrassment, thanks to a federal judge’s ruling that a lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association asserting that the governor, according to the Wall Street Journal, “stifled” the organization’s free speech rights, may move forward. It may be the ultimate political irony; […]