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2015 gun rights wins and losses

by Chris Eger

It was a seesaw struggle for Second Amendment litigation at both the state and federal level in 2015, with important gains for privacy and carry rights but losses on weapons bans.

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Landmark case challenging may-issue begins retrial (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

The Peruta case, which challenges the need for carry license applicants to provide a heightened “good cause” is beginning its en banc retrial today in San Francisco.

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SCOTUS lets San Francisco’s mandatory gun lock law stand

by Chris Eger

Monday the U.S. Supreme Court declined a motion to hear an appeal in a case challenging San Francisco’s controversial 2007 gun lock law – leaving two justices to cry foul.

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San Fransisco gun lock requirement case up for Supreme Court review

by Chris Eger

This week the highest court in the land has scheduled review of a case backed by gun rights groups and 26 states challenging San Francisco’s law requiring guns to be locked up, even at home.

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Circuit court orders rehearing of landmark California may-issue cases

by Chris Eger

Two important victories for gun rights last year, that stand to torpedo California's may-issue concealed handgun permit scheme, have been ordered reviewed by the federal appeals court that granted them.

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Friend of the Court brief in Jackson v City of San Francisco

by Chris Eger

Attorney Generals from 26 states have come together to back an amicus curiae brief supporting a call to have the decision in the lawsuit over San Francisco’s controversial gun lock law reviewed by the Supreme Court

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26 states line up in opposition to San Fran’s gunlock law

by Chris Eger

Last week Wisconsin's Attorney General Brad Schimel became the latest to file a friend of the court brief urging the Supreme Court to throw out San Francisco’s law requiring guns to be locked up even at home.

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California attorney general and Brady group to appeal Peruta shall-issue case

by Chris Eger

The California attorney general, along with a national gun control group, announced they intend to ask for further review by a federal court in the state's landmark concealed carry case.

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Court rules state attorney general can’t intervene in Peruta may-issue case

by Chris Eger

A three-judge panel found that California Attorney General Kamala Harris couldn’t intervene in the case of Peruta v San Diego, which could lead to the eventual repeal of the state's may-issue concealed carry laws.

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Federal Court upholds San Fran’s tough ammo ban, gun laws

by Chris Eger

The 9th Circuit affirmed San Francisco’s tough gun control laws Tuesday, calling them inside the scope of the 2nd Amendment.

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Aloha: Federal court strikes down Hawaii’s ‘may issue’ practice

by Chris Eger

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that Hawaii's 'may-issue' practice for concealed carry was unconstitutional.

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Federal Court rules in favor another shall issue case in California; Carbon copy of Peruta

by Chris Eger

As the gun control lobby line up to challenge Peruta v San Diego, a federal court found in favor of a similar shall lawsuit Richards v. Prieto against Yolo County Wednesday.

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