September 2023 Legislation/Litigation Update September focus Several bills have been passed by the legislature, and are listed here. You can find details in the legislation section below and full bills information can be found at the legislature’s web site. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/home.xhtml Gun bills passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor: California AB 303, as…

August 2023 Legislation/Litigation Update Legislation California AB 28, as amended, Gabriel.  Firearms and ammunition: excise tax. Existing law establishes the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program, administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections, to award competitive grants for the purpose of violence intervention and prevention. Existing law imposes various taxes, including…

July 2023 Legislation/Litigation Update Download PDF format Legislation California SB 2, as amended, Portantino. Firearms. This is an extensive bill that will substantially alter CCW issuance and concealed carry in California. Proposed Law: Requires CCW licensing authorities to issue or renew a CCW license if the applicant is not a disqualified person for the license…

June 2023 Legislation/Litigation Update June Focus— Multiple bills advancing in the California Legislature Passed by the Senate, now in the Assembly: California SB 2, as amended, Portantino. Firearms.  This is an extensive bill that will substantially alter CCW issuance and concealed carry in California. California SB 368, as introduced, Portantino. Firearms: requirements for licensed dealers. California…

May 2023 Legislation/Litigation Update May Focus— California SB 8, as amended, Blakespear.  Civil law: firearms liability and insurance. Existing law requires any person who purchases or receives a firearm, as specified, to possess a firearm safety certificate. Existing law requires the Department of Justice to develop a written test required for the issuance of a…

April 2023 Legislation/Litigation Update April Focus— TWO PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS AGAINST SOME OF THE CRITERIA FOR THE HANDGUN ROSTER! Renna v Bonta on the California Unsafe handgun roster was remanded back to the trial court for reconsideration in light of Bruen. On March 31 the Honorable Dana M. Sabraw, Chief Judge of the US District Court…

Monday, March 20, 2023 US District Court judge Cormac J. Carney has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcing the California handgun roster, because the roster is unconstitutional. This injunction was handed down today, March 20, 2023, in the US District Court for the Central District of California. NOTE: Nothing has changed yet! The injunction will…

March 2023 Legislation/Litigation Update March Focus— ATF Pistol Brace Rule-2021R-08F The final rule was published in the Federal Register on January 31, and the compliance date is May 31, 2023. The rule outlines the factors ATF would consider when evaluating firearms equipped with a purported “stabilizing brace” (or other rearward attachment) to determine whether these…

February 2023 Legislation/Litigation Update February Focus— California SB 2, as amended, Portantino. Firearms. Existing law prohibits a person from carrying a concealed firearm or carrying a loaded firearm in public. Existing law authorizes a licensing authority, as specified, if good cause exists for the issuance, and subject to certain other criteria including, among other things,…

January 2023 Legislation/Litigation Update January Focus— Some major news regarding gun control lawsuits! A status conference on Miller v Bonta, Duncan v Bonta, and Rhode v Bonta was held 13 December in Judge Benitez’ court. The judge, at a conference on December 12, required that the state defendants meet and confer regarding a survey or…

November 2022 Legislation/Litigation Update November Focus— Amended AB2571 resulting from Junior Sports Magazines v Bonta As a result of a CRPA backed lawsuit, a judge ordered several changes be made to AB2571, which was a bill intended to limit advertising and promoting guns and gun-related products to youth. CRPA has provided information about how these…

October 2022 Legislation/Litigation Update October Focus— Antonyuk v Hochul was filed against the New York “Concealed Carry Improvement Act” (CCIA) in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York. The plaintiff’s motion for a Temporary Restraining Order was granted in part and denied in part. On October 12 the Second Circuit Court…