CGF Statement: We’re Ready to Defend Second Amendment Rights as Legislature Reconvenes August 18
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Gun Rights Foundation (CGF) announced in a statement today that it is prepared to act quickly in court if the California Legislature advances or enacts new restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms when it reconvenes on August 18, 2025: Among the measures of concern is Assembly Bill […]
Victory for California: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Ammunition Background Check Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2025 Victory for California: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Ammunition Background Check Law San Diego, CA — The California Gun Rights Foundation (CGF) is celebrating today’s landmark ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which struck down California’s unconstitutional ammunition background check law. In a major win […]
Gene Hoffman Share’s CGF’s Origin Story on Gun Owners Radio
Gene Hoffman changed everything for California gun owners—and most people have no idea.
CGF, FPC and FPCAF File Brief in Support of Challenge to Hawaii Public Handgun Carry Bans
“The locations Hawaii now hopes to treat as ‘sensitive’ cannot possibly be analogized to the core founding-era sensitive locations recognized in Bruen and District of Columbia v. Heller,” argues the brief. “The historical record shows that, at the founding, carry restrictions were strictly limited to locations where the government provided comprehensive security, which stands in stark contrast to Hawaii’s sweeping restrictions.”
CGF WIN: Federal Judge Again Strikes Down California “Assault Weapon” Ban
Today, The California Gun Rights Foundation (CGF) announced that Judge Roger T. Benitez of the Southern District of California has issued an opinion in Miller v. Bonta, once again holding that California’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
NEW CA LAWSUIT DROP!
The California Gun Rights Foundation and our partners are taking the fight to Newsom over his latest attack on carry! In case you missed the news, we’ve filed Carralero v. Bonta – which challenges the “sensitive place” carry ban in the recently-passed SB2. SB2 is a blatant attempt by the tyrants in Sacramento to flout the […]
CGF Steps into Court this Afternoon
AB 173 is the bill that REQUIRES the Department of Justice to SHARE the personal identifying information of millions of gun and ammunition owners with other parties for non-law-enforcement purposes.
CGF Files New Lawsuit Challenging California “Sensitive Place” Restrictions
SANTA ANA, CA (September 26, 2023) – Today, The California Gun Rights Foundation (CGF) and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a new Second Amendment lawsuit challenging multiple parts of California SB2, which unilaterally declares numerous locations as “sensitive places” where California will now ban the carry of firearms by licensed, law-abiding Californians. […]
CA Legislature Sends a Dozen Anti-2A Bills to Governor
The CA Legislature sent a dozen anti-2A bills out of their houses and on to the Governor’s desk before they adjourned this past Friday. Those bills are: SJR-7: Resolution for a federal constitutional convention to restrict firearms AB-28: Enacts a gun and ammunition excise tax AB-92: Makes it a misdemeanor for a person who is […]
The Ninth Circuit Hears the Handgun Roster Case
Earlier this week, The Ninth Circuit heard arguments in Renna v. Bonta, the case seeking to overturn the California Handgun Roster. You can watch it below: