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San Jose City Council Passes Mandatory Firearm Liability Insurance, Ownership Fee Ordinances

January 26, 2022 12:08 pmJanuary 26, 2022 1:32 pm

The San Jose City Council passed two measures on Tuesday, requiring all San Jose gun owners to both carry firearm liability insurance and pay a mandatory $25 gun ownership fee, becoming the first city in the nation to do either....

San Jose City Mayor Sam Liccardo Pushing for Tuesday Vote On Mandatory Firearm Insurance and Annual Fee

January 25, 2022 2:14 amJanuary 24, 2022 9:07 pm

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo made a final push Monday to make San Jose the first city in the USA to have mandatory gun ownership fees and liability insurance, via a City Council vote on Tuesday. According to the proposed...

Appellate Court Rules LA, Ventura Counties Violated 2nd Amendment During Pandemic

January 21, 2022 2:42 amJanuary 20, 2022 8:53 pm

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that Los Angeles County and Ventura County violated the second amendment during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 by shutting down gun and ammunition stores, reversing an...

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...

U.S. District Court Judge Denies Lawsuit Against San Diego ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban

October 21, 2021 2:38 pm

Judge Cynthia Bashant of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California denied a preliminary injunction to halt the upcoming “ghost gun” ban in the city of San Diego on Wednesday, removing the last hurdle before the...

CA Assault Weapons Ban Repeal Temporarily Blocked By 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

June 22, 2021 12:46 pmJune 24, 2021 6:27 am

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a District Court ruling that overturned California’s assault weapons ban on Monday, granting a stay while other firearm cases are currently awaiting decisions. Earlier this month, District Court judge Robert T. Benitez...

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...