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CGF Study Finds Assault Weapons Bans Do Not Pass ‘Rational Basis’ Legal Scrutiny
A paper funded by The Calguns Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition examining whether Assault Weapons Bans can survive ‘rational basis’ scrutiny in the courts has been published in ConLawNOW. The author, Clayton Cramer, is a noted historian whose work was cited in both District of Columbia vs. Heller and McDonald vs. Chicago. Cramer concluded that […]
Help Us Make History With These Two Important Cases
You can be a part of history! We currently have two VERY important cases navigating their way through the court system. Silvester v. Kamala Harris is a Second Amendment challenge to California’s 10-day waiting period. (The District Court previously ruled in our favor following a three-day bench trial.) And Tracy Rifle and Pistol v. Kamala […]
The Calguns Foundation Issues Statement Regarding Ninth Circuit Decision in Right-to-Carry Second Amendment Litigation
SAN FRANCISCO – In response to the August 15, 2016, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the consolidated cases of Peruta v. San Diego and Adam Richards, et al. v. Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto, The Calguns Foundation issued the following statement: While the Ninth Circuit’s decision to deny reviewing its wrongly-decided opinion is […]
The Calguns Foundation Issues Statement Regarding Ninth Circuit Decision in Right-to-Carry Second Amendment Litigation
SAN FRANCISCO – In response to the August 15, 2016, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the consolidated cases of Peruta v. San Diego and Adam Richards, et al. v. Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto, The Calguns Foundation issued the following statement: While the Ninth Circuit’s decision to deny reviewing its wrongly-decided opinion is […]
Judge Rules 2nd Amendment Rights are Not Second Class Rights, State of CA Fights Back
The Calguns Foundation scored a major victory earlier this year in Teixeira v. Alameda County in which the Court held that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms extends to protect gun retailers from being shut out of an area by government zoning ordinances. But now that ruling is at risk. Alameda County and […]
Fox News: Legal Analysts Say Gun Rights And More At Stake In November
Should Hillary Clinton be elected in November, legal analysts warn that her nominees to the Supreme Court would likely “no longer consider Americans to have an individual right to ‘keep and bear arms,’” according to Fox News. In her DNC address she claimed that she only wanted to pass “common-sense reforms.” But the Democratic candidate […]
It’s time to end the Handgun Roster roller coaster
There have been some really awesome handguns rolled out by manufacturers this year. From the new generation Glocks to Springfield Armory’s XD-S Series, there has been real innovation. Unfortunately, as in years past, we will see none of these guns for sale in California. Our Second Amendment rights and market choices are being held hostage […]
Washington Examiner: Concealed gun permits soar 215%, record 14.5 million, ‘explode under Obama’
Concealed carry permits have surged during the Obama Presidency, having reached new heights with the constant threat of gun control measures. Via the Washington Examiner: Americans now holding permits to pack a concealed weapon in public has soared 215 percent since 2007 to over 14.5 million, a record, according to a new report. The Crime Prevention […]
Civil Rights Groups File Appeal to Ninth Circuit in Fourteenth Amendment Equality Lawsuit Challenging Retired Government Employee Special Exemptions to California Gun Control Laws
The lawsuit, which challenges special exemptions to California’s “Gun-Free School Zone Act” for retired government employees, is being appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals LOS ANGELES (August 8, 2016) – A civil rights lawsuit challenging a special, legislatively-created exemption to the “California Gun-Free School Zone Act” for retired government employees as unconstitutional under […]