Guns.com: 2015 gun rights wins and losses
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a motion to hear an appeal in a case challenging San Francisco’s controversial 2007 gun lock law, in effect allowing an appeals court ruling to stand. In doing so, the nation’s highest court swatted away the chance to let lower courts know it meant what it said in […]
Bearing Arms: BREAKING No More Colt 1911s In California?
According to industry sources, firearms dealers in California are being told by Colt that many of their pistols are going to fall off the roster of “approved” handguns for sale in the state within the next 60 days due to a change in manufacturing. Bearing Arms is in the process of attempting to determine which […]
Ninth Circuit Grants Priority Status in Silvester 10-Day Waiting Period Case
SAN FRANCISCO – Earlier today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion to prioritize the Second Amendment lawsuit Silvester v. Harris, a challenge to California’s 10-day waiting period laws. The motion was filed by Donald Kilmer, an attorney for the plaintiffs-appellees that include Jeff Silvester, Brandon Combs, The Calguns Foundation, and the Second Amendment Foundation. […]
California Gun Dealers Fire First in Ninth Circuit Appeal
Attorneys for four California gun dealers filed an opening brief on Monday that asks the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down a law that, they argue, is unconstitutional and violates their First Amendment speech rights. The appeal follows a federal District Court judge’s ruling in July that allowed the restriction to temporarily stand […]
Federal Judge Denies Injunction in Gun Dealer Speech Lawsuit in Spite of Likely First Amendment Violation
July 16, 2015 (SACRAMENTO, CA) – The State of California’s ban on handgun-related speech by licensed gun dealers likely violates their First Amendment speech rights, held a federal judge in Sacramento earlier this morning. The order, issued by District Court Judge Troy L. Nunley, found that the ban is probably unconstitutional, likely doesn’t materially reduce crime, and likely irreparably […]
The Silvester v. Harris Appeal – Part IV: The Amici in Support of Silvester, et al.
This is the fourth in a multi-part series on CGF’s Silvester v. Harris federal Second Amendment lawsuit, an action that challenges the 10-day waiting period laws (“WPL”) as unconstitutional (as applied). AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS JEFF SILVESTER, BRANDON COMBS, THE CALGUNS FOUNDATION, AND SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION The amici curiae supporting Kamala Harris’ bid […]
The Silvester v. Harris Appeal – Part III: The Plaintiffs/Appellees Fire Back in Defense of Your Second Amendment Gun Rights
This is the third in a multi-part series on CGF’s Silvester v. Harris federal Second Amendment lawsuit, an action that challenges the 10-day waiting period laws (“WPL”) as unconstitutional (as applied). We now move forward in our series on the pending appeal in Silvester v. Harris, focusing on our Plaintiffs’/Appellees’ answering brief. Defendant/Appellant California Attorney General […]
The Silvester v. Harris Appeal – Part II: The Amici in Support of California
This is the second in a multi-part series on CGF’s Silvester v. Harris federal Second Amendment lawsuit, an action that challenges the 10-day waiting period laws (“WPL”) as unconstitutional (as applied). Background for clarity: Amicus curiae (plural: amici) is Latin for “friend of the court.” As explained by the Cornell University Law School Legal Information […]
The Silvester v. Harris Appeal – Part I: The State’s Opening Brief
This is the first in a multi-part series on CGF’s Silvester v. Harris federal Second Amendment lawsuit, an action that challenges the 10-day waiting period laws (“WPL”) as unconstitutional (as applied). Each post will walk through a different aspect of the appeal, beginning with the State’s opening brief at the Ninth Circuit. For more information […]
California Gun Dealers Fire Back in First Amendment Lawsuit
March 6, 2015 (SACRAMENTO, CA) — A number of California firearm retailers are firing back in a federal civil rights lawsuit against Attorney General Kamala Harris and the State’s Department of Justice. The case was filed last November after the DOJ cited a Tracy, California gun dealer for having pictures of handguns in his store’s […]
