Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989

Interesting Provisions in New California Gun Control Laws

September 27, 2023 2:34 pmSeptember 27, 2023 2:34 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed more than twenty bills to enact a series of gun control statutes in California. From my “legislative geek” perspective, there are two interesting provisions contained in the two main bills: SB 2 and AB...

Whamm, Zwap, Bam! Lawsuits Already Filed Over California’s Newest Gun Control Laws

September 27, 2023 12:02 pmSeptember 28, 2023 2:21 pm

UPDATE below: Senate Bill 2 by Senator Anthony Portantino’s (D–Burbank), which is California’s response bill to New York Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, was signed into law Tuesday. SB 2 enacts numerous “sensitive locations” where guns are banned, and changes...

California Legislature Passes ‘Tyrannical’ Package of 12 Gun Control Bills

September 18, 2023 3:51 pmSeptember 20, 2023 4:31 pm

In June 2022, U.S. Supreme Court issued a critical decision in New York Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen striking down a New York gun law that put unconstitutional restrictions on concealed carry of a gun out in public. And...

Firearms Policy Coalition: ‘F-You’ Gov. Newsom

August 29, 2023 4:03 pmAugust 29, 2023 4:08 pm

In June, California Governor Gavin Newsom, who pretends he isn’t running for President, proposed a 28th Constitutional Amendment to restrict gun national rights: “Our ability to make a more perfect union is literally written into the Constitution. So today, I’m...

Gov. Newsom’s 28th Amendment ‘Political Stunt’

July 5, 2023 8:35 amJuly 5, 2023 12:43 pm

“The Second Amendment is about America’s freedom: the freedom to protect oneself, family, home, and homeland,” District Judge Roger Benitez wrote in 2021 for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. “California’s assault weapon ban disrespects that...

AG Bonta, Gov. Newsom Will Appeal Decision Overturning State Assault Weapons Ban

June 10, 2021 2:58 pmJune 11, 2021 5:09 am

State Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that California is appealing the June 4th District Court decision Miller v. Bonta that ruled that the state’s 32-year-old assault weapons ban was unconstitutional. An assault weapon ban has...

Federal Judge Overturns California’s 32-year Ban on Assault Weapons

June 7, 2021 7:34 amJune 7, 2021 3:26 pm

District Judge Roger T. Benitez threw out California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons Friday, while also clarifying the deliberate and incorrect use of the label “assault weapon.” In the case of the AR-15, “AR” stands for “Armalite Rifle,” named after...