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California Lawyer Chuck Michel is Honored With NRA’s Defender of Justice Award

                                                                                                                                                                               NRA-ILA Legislative Counsel Chris Conte with Chuck Michel The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has honored California attorney C.D. “Chuck” Michel with the NRA’s Defender of Justice Award for 2013. The award recognizes outstanding efforts by attorneys who defend the right to keep and bear [...]

May 17, 2013Read more

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Law Enforcement Groups Submit Important Brief Opposing New York Gun Bans

On Tuesday, May 14, attorneys at Michel and Associates, P.C. submitted an amici curiae “friend of the court” brief on behalf of several New York law enforcement officials and organizations urging the court to strike down the State’s recently adopted and misnamed “SAFE” Act. The case, New York State Rifle [...]
May 14, 2013Read more

California Court of Appeals Holds That Certain Misdemeanor Battery Convictions Do Not Trigger Federal Gun Ban After All

On May 6, 2013 the Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals ruled that people convicted of violating California Penal Code section 242 (battery) are not prohibited from possessing firearms under the federal law that prohibits those with a conviction for a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” (MCDV) [...]
May 10, 2013Read more

California Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms Severely Backlogged in Issuing Licenses and Permits

In light of the recent increase in applications for firearm purchases as well as the reshuffling of personnel, the California Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has become severely backlogged in conducting background checks and issuing various licenses and permits. Turnaround times for Personal Firearms Eligibility Checks and Law Enforcement Gun Release [...]
May 10, 2013Read more

Facing NRA Lawsuit, San Francisco Admits It's New Ordinance Doesn't Ban Hollow-Point Ammunition After All

In the face of an NRA lawsuit, on April 5, 2013, the San Francisco Police Department provided formal written confirmation that, contrary to multiple statements by San Francisco politicians who oppose the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, the City’s recently enacted ban on the possession of certain ammunition [...]
April 11, 2013Read more

NRA Files Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Ban on Firearms in Parks

On April 1, 2012, the National Rifle Association (NRA) through their attorneys at Michel & Associates, P.C., weighed in on the state preemption case of Calguns Foundation, Inc. v. County of San Mateo. The case is now before the California Court of Appeal. If the appellate court upholds the trial [...]
April 3, 2013Read more

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