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Calif. Assembly video now in public domain after legal challenge from gun group
by Chris EgerGov. Jerry Brown signed legislation codifying the public use of videos taken during lawmaker debate in the California Assembly.
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Lawsuit filed challenging California’s open carry ban
by Chris EgerTaking a cue from an appeals court decision upholding the state's strict "may issue" concealed carry doctrine, gun owners in the Golden State filed suit Wednesday seeking to carry them openly again.
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Court rejects challenge to restrictive ‘may-issue’ concealed carry
by Chris EgerA federal appeals court sided with California Attorney General Kamala Harris and declined to rehear a combined case that the Second Amendment protects the right to carry a firearm for self-defense in public.
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Newsom campaign raises nearly $4 million to get gun measure on ballot
by Chris EgerBacked by the California Democratic Party and wealthy donors, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has paid professional signature gatherers a small fortune to get his gun control initiative in front of voters.
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California lawmakers send 13 gun control bills to Gov. Brown
by Chris EgerThe California Assembly on Thursday approved a legislative package pushed by the state’s powerful Senate president to beat Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot initiative to a gun control body slam.
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California gun ballot initiative will be sent to voters in November
by Chris EgerLt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed California Safety for All Act, viewed by some as the mother of all gun grabs, has been certified to appear on ballots in the upcoming general election.
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California lawmakers full steam ahead on 11 gun control bills
by Chris EgerJust days after a mass murder that left 49 dead in Orlando, Florida, dual Public Safety committees in the California legislature advanced nearly a dozen gun control measures.
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Gun rights groups: 9th Circuit ruling missed the point
by Chris EgerSecond Amendment advocates argue a ruling by a federal appeals court on carry rights Thursday dodged the question at hand and opened an entirely different can of worms in the process.
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9th Circuit rejects challenge to restrictive ‘may-issue’ concealed carry practices
by Chris EgerA federal appeals court held that the right of a member of the public to carry a concealed firearm in public is not, and never has been, protected by the Second Amendment.
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California advances more anti-gun bills, citing UCLA as a rallying cry
by Chris EgerThe California Assembly ushered five gun control proposals through floor votes Wednesday, with at least one lawmaker using this week's fatal murder-suicide at a state university in floor debate.
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Gun rights group sues over state law banning use of Assembly videos
by Chris EgerSecond Amendment advocates are taking California officials into federal court arguing an obscure law preventing the use of videos taken during lawmaker debate violates the First Amendment.
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Hearings into Newsom’s ‘Safety For All’ ballot measure (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerBoth sides in the debate on California Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom's pending voter referendum to change the states gun laws spoke in front of the legislature Tuesday.
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