Day: July 5, 2017

Gun owners are right to resist handing over their lawfully purchased high-capacity magazines. As of yesterday evening, all that stands between the state of California and the criminalization of thousands of previously law-abiding state citizens is the opinion of a single federal judge. In a 66-page order, Judge Roger Benitez temporarily blocked a new California

There was a lot of celebrating going on last night for those in California who follow gun rights litigation and the prospect of complying or not complying with upcoming laws. The NRA and CRPA won a preliminary injunction against the state, temporarily barring CA from enforcing laws against gun owners that would have required them

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a voter-approved California law that would have forced gun owners to get rid of high-capacity ammunition magazines by this Saturday. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, who is based in San Diego, issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that found the law was likely unconstitutional because it prevented people from using

California’s ban on the possession of “high capacity” magazines goes into effect on July 1, and Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko made clear he has no plans to send deputies out to collect them. Bosenko said, “We’re not going to be knocking on anybody’s door looking for them.” According to the Sacramento Bee, Bosenko said the new

SACRAMENTO (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked a California law set to take effect Saturday that would have barred gun owners from possessing high-capacity ammunition magazines. The judge ruled that the ban approved by the Legislature last year takes away gun owners’ Second Amendment rights and amounts to the government taking people’s private property

If you followed a previous article where we highlighted the plight of Brian Fletcher, there’s a big question looming as to whether or not you have a duty to inform law enforcement (or anyone) as to whether or not you are carrying without first being asked. We take a state-by-state look at each state’s gun laws to find

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators announced Tuesday that they have temporarily blocked proposed new rules on assault weapons. The state’s Office of Administrative Law released a two-paragraph notice, without explanation, rejecting the proposed regulations submitted by the state Department of Justice in May. Spokesmen for Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who runs the department, did

On Monday, June 26, the Office of Administrative Law formally rejected DOJ’s proposed regulations for the registration of newly classified “assault weapons,” which go far and above what is necessary by creating over 40 new definitions and improperly re-classifying certain firearms as “assault weapons.” If approved, California gun owners would have been subject to burdensome and excessive requirements in