California Rifle & Pistol Association

Gov. Newsom’s Proposal to Restrict National Gun Rights, Parlayed Into State Resolution

August 15, 2023 3:12 pmAugust 15, 2023 3:20 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed constitutional amendment to restrict national gun rights was formally introduced as a joint resolution in the California Legislature late on Monday, with the ultimate aim of eventually bringing the proposal to the U.S. Congress for a...

Gov. Newsom Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Restrict National Gun Rights

June 8, 2023 10:57 amJune 8, 2023 12:31 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom, who pretends he isn’t running for President, proposed Thursday a Constitutional Amendment to restrict gun national rights. He proposed four new gun control measures: Raising the federal minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to...

Democrats Planning to Kill Bill to Restore Firearm Sentencing Enhancements

March 4, 2023 2:17 pmMarch 5, 2023 10:18 am

A bill was introduced in January to restore the mandatory 10-20-Life firearms enhancements law, ensuring that anyone who brandishes, discharges, or inflicts great bodily injury with a firearm during the commission of a specified violent felony will be held accountable....

LA County Board Of Supervisors Passes Package Of New Firearm Ordinances

February 7, 2023 7:56 pmFebruary 7, 2023 7:56 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed several gun control measures on Tuesday in response to several recent mass shootings in the County including the Monterey Park shooting that left 11 dead last month. Two ordinances are expected to...

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds California’s Ban on ‘High-Capacity Firearm Magazines’

December 1, 2021 2:18 amNovember 30, 2021 9:19 pm

An 11 judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 7-4 on Tuesday to uphold California’s ban on high-capacity firearm magazines, overturning an earlier District Court ruling. In 2016, California voters voted in favor on Proposition...

Court Of Appeals To Hear California High-Capacity Magazine Limit Law Again

February 26, 2021 7:38 amFebruary 27, 2021 2:08 pm

On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced that an 11-member panel will reconsider a ruling made last year that had ruled against California’s ban on high-capacity magazines for firearms. High-capacity magazines have been under constant debate and...

California’s High-Capacity Magazine Ban Overturned By 9th Circuit Court

August 14, 2020 8:40 pmAugust 16, 2020 7:22 am

On Friday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against California’s ban against high-capacity ammunition magazines, citing California’s gun law as a Second Amendment violation. California ban found to violate Second Amendment In a 2-1 decision, the San Francisco-based...