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SUNNYVALE GETS IT RIGHT City Council Agrees with Second Amendment Advocates, Shoots Down Proposed Ordinance to Add More Regulations Restricting Firearm Vendors

Friday, September 30, 2011

On September 27, 2011, the Sunnyvale City Council voted down a proposed ordinance that would have created more regulations for firearms dealers within city limits. The proposal, known as the Firearms Sales Study Issue was the result of a Sunnyvale... »

SAN FRANCISCO’S MOTION TO DISMISS DENIED; NRA / CRPA FOUNDATION LAWSUIT MOVES FORWARD

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

On September 27, 2011, Judge Richard Seeborg of the United States District Court, Northern District of California, issued his long awaited ruling on San Francisco’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Holding that the plaintiffs had "adequate... »

NRA/CRPAF SUBMIT OPPOSITION TO SAN FRANCISCO’S FLAWED FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL GUN CONTROL ORDINANCES

Friday, September 16, 2011

On August 2, 2011, San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi (who represents District 5) introduced an ordinance that would amend two existing sections of the San Francisco Police Code by adding "findings" to those two San Francisco ordinances, one requi... »

SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO VOTE ON FLAWED FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF PROBLEMATIC ORDINANCES

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

On August 2, 2011, San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi (who represents District 5) introduced an ordinance that would amend two existing sections of the San Francisco Police Code by adding "findings" to those two San Francisco ordinances, one requi... »

CRPA FOUNDATION AND NRA FILE AMICUS BRIEFS IN NINTH CIRCUIT APPEAL OF RICHARDS V. PRIETO

Thursday, September 1, 2011

August 31, 2011 - Today, the California Rifle and Pistol Foundation (“CRPA Foundation”) and the National Rifle Association filed amicus briefs in support of appellants in Richards v. Prieto, who have challenged California’s regulatory scheme gove... »

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION & CRPA FOUNDATION FILE LAWSUIT CHALLENGING FIREARM SALES “FEES”

Saturday, August 27, 2011

August 26, 2011 – Attorneys for the National Rifle Association (NRA), California Rifle & Pistol Association Foundation (CRPA Foundation), Herb Bauer’s Sporting Goods, and individual Fresno residents and firearm owners have filed a lawsuit cha... »

DROS LAWSUIT

Saturday, August 27, 2011

August 25, 2011 – Attorneys for the National Rifle Association (NRA), California Rifle & Pistol Association Foundation (CRPA Foundation), Herb Bauer’s Sporting Goods, and individual Fresno residents and firearm owners have filed a lawsuit chall... »

NRA/CRPAF Reveal Obstruction Of Lead Ammunition Research Probe But Efforts to Obtain Information Continue

Thursday, August 11, 2011

National Rifle Association (“NRA”) and the California Rifle and Pistol Association Foundation (“CRPAF”) representatives made presentations to the California Fish and Game Commission (“Commission”) at its June 30, 2011 meeting in Stockton, C... »

JUDGING THE JUDGES II – THE SEQUEL

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Unfortunately, California gun owners and firearm dealers inquiring about the legality of certain firearms generally cannot turn to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Firearms (BOF) for answers. Despite being the entity responsible for... »

SCOTUS GRANTS REVIEW IN FIREARM SEARCH WARRANT CASE

Saturday, July 9, 2011

The Fourth Amendment guarantees our right to not be subjected to search and seizure under a "general" search warrant (i.e., a warrant not based on probable cause and not particularly describing the place to be searched and the person or thing to be sei... »