AmmoLandCalifornia –-(Ammoland.com)- California has a state law and regulatory scheme that arbitrarily bans handguns based on a roster of “certified” handguns approved by the State.
California uses this list despite a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that protects handguns that ordinary people traditionally use for self-defense, and a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that the Second Amendment applies to state and local governments.
Whilst still ignoring the legal precedent the California scheme will eventually ban the purchase of almost all new handguns by drying up the list of available new handguns that past the list standards and as manufactures decide not to build guns that comply with CA’s law.
Here is a run down of the laws formation:
1/1/2001: CA laws (SB 15 – 2000) creating a Roster of “not unsafe” handguns certified for sale are enforced.
1/1/2006: CA law (SB 489 – 2003) requiring loaded chamber indicator or magazine disconnect for all new semi-automatic centerfire handguns added to Roster is enforced; CA law (SB 489 – 2003) requiring magazine disconnect for all new rimfire semi-handguns added to Roster enforced.
1/1/2007: CA law (SB 489 – 2003) requiring both loaded chamber indicator and magazine disconnect for all new semi-automatic centerfire handguns added to Roster enforced.
4/30/2009: During a short period of time in which the United States Constitution’s Second Amendment applied to states and local governments within the federal Ninth Circuit through a case called Nordyke v. King, The Calguns Foundation and 5 other plaintiffs — including the Second Amendment Foundation — filed a federal civil rights lawsuit called Peña v. Cid (now Peña v. Lindley) against the California Department of Justice that challenged the constitutionality of the state’s “Handgun Roster” laws. The Peña case, helmed by civil rights attorneys Alan Gura, Donald Kilmer, and Jason Davis, was argued at the trial court on December 17, 2013, on cross motions for summary judgment and is currently pending decision.
5/17/2013: CA law (AB 1471 – 2008) requiring “microstamping” for all semi-automatic handguns to be added to Roster enforced by CA Attorney General Kamala Harris (CA DOJ).
For more information on the California Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale and its legislative history, please visit http://bit.ly/calhandgunroster.
For more information on Peña v. Lindley, please visit http://bit.ly/pena-vs-lindley.
To support Peña v. Lindley and other Second Amendment lawsuits, as well as educational resources like this, please make a tax-deductible donation to The Calguns Foundation at http://calgunsfoundation.org/donate.
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I think it must be the word “infringe” that is causing these idiots all the problem. Maybe someone should suggest the wording of the law be changed to “f&ck with” so they could understand what is meant here.