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  • Assault Weapons
    • Flowchart: What is an "Assault Weapon?"
    • If I own a firearm defined by state law to be an "assault weapon", can I modify it so that it no longer falls under the definitions?
    • Where am I legally permitted to use or possess my "assault weapon?"
    • If I am shooting my registered "assault weapon" in one of the legally allowed places, can I let my friend or child take a few shots with it?
    • Is the European American Armory (E.A.A.) Saiga 7.62.x39 an
  • CCW -- Carry Concealed Weapon -- Permits
    • How can I get a CCW?
    • Is a CCW good statewide or just in the county where issued?
  • Category 1 Asault Weapons
    • My gun is a Category 1
    • Is an SKS rifle with the "capacity to accept a detachable magazine," but without an offending SB23 feature and without a compatable detachable magazine in the receiver, a category one "assault weapon?"
    • Does the possession of all necessary compent parts of a firearm, that could be used to assemble a Category 1 "assault weapon," possessed in a disassembled state, constitute an unlawful possession of an "assault weapon?"
    • Which components, if possed individually or in combination in a disassembled state would constitute possession of a Category 1 "assault weapon?"
  • Category 2 Asault Weapons
    • My gun is a Category 2 AK and AR-15
    • Would the BRP Corps. XMG semi-automatic upper receiver if placed on a registered AR15 lower receiver violate any California law?
    • Would any otherwise legally possessed "upper receiver" if placed on a registered AR15 lower receiver violate any California law?
    • Does the possession of all necessary components that could be used to assemble a Category 2 "assault weapon," if possessed in a disassembled state, constitute an unlawful possession of an "assault weapon?"
    • Which components, if possed individually or in combination in a disassembled state would constitute possession of a Category 2 "assault weapon?"
  • Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing
    • Is it against the law for a licensed hunter to be on a Forest Service road with a loaded rifle in the vehicle, specifically with unexpended cartridges in the magazine?
    • Can I use expanding broadhead arrows for big game hunting?
  • Law Enforcement Programs
    • When can I use my firearm for self defense?
    • Can I lawfully shoot anyone who comes into my home?
  • Range and Club Issues
    • Can I legally transfer ownership of a firearm to another family member without the waiting period, without processing the transfer through a firearms dealer or without registration?
    • Does the law requiring a waiting period for purchases of rifles and shotguns also require that rifles and shotguns be registered?
    • What is the definition of "DROS" and how does it apply?
    • Can I voluntarily register a lawfully owned and possessed firearm if it is a requirement for obtaining insurance or for any other reason?
  • Transferring Firearms
    • I participated in a Private Party transfer without going through a dealer. What do I do?
  • Transportation of Firearms
    • How can I legally transport rifles, shotguns, and ammunition in a motor vehicle?
    • How can I legally transport a handgun in a motor vehicle if I don't have a permit to carry one concealed? Also, what about on a motorcycle, in a private airplane, in a boat, or in a knapsack?
    • What is a 'locked container" for purposes of carrying a handgun in a vehicle?
    • Can a handgun be transported in a motor vehicle. without a concealed weapon permit if it is carried in plain sight?
    • What does concealed" mean? What does "carry exposed" mean? What are the laws and rules for "carry concealed"?
    • Can I continually carry a handgun in my car in a locked container other than the utility or glove compartment for self-defense? I do not have a concealed weapons permit.
    • State law prohibits the possession of a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, grades K 12, and a violation is a misdemeanor/felony 'wobbler." Are there any exemptions to the law that would allow a firearm to be possessed legally within the 1,000 foot bo
    • If a person has a permit to carry a concealed weapon (CCW), can that person take a firearm to places where the possession of a firearm is normally prohibited {such as courtrooms, schools, state capitol buildings and offices, public meetings, etc.) without
    • What is the legal definition of a loaded firearm?
    • Can a minor (under 18, years of age) legally possess a firearm and ammunition at the same time?
    • How should I store my firearms if I have kids in my home?
    • Does that 'capacity to accept" provision apply to both the detachable magazine and the characteristics enumerated in Penal Code section 12276.1(a)(1)(A)-(F)?
    • Would possession of a completely disassembled Category 3 'assault weapon" constitute an unlawful possession of an "assault weapon?"
    • I am prohibited from possessing a firearm under California law, can I own a magazine/clip?
    • I am currently under indictment, can I keep/ship/receive/transport the firearms I have?
  • Use of Force
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• Litigation and Court Opinions
  • Court Filings
    • APPEAL FILED IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING SAN DIEGO CCW POLICIES
    • OOIDA v. LINDLEY DOCUMENTS
    • MULTIPLE LEGAL BRIEFS FILED IN NORDYKE v. ALAMEDA; NINTH CIRCUIT CASE MAY DETERMINE THE STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR SCRUTINIZING LAWS FACING SECOND AMENDMENT CHALLENGES
    • Settlement of Hunt v Lockyer
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  • Court Decisions
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    • COURT THROWS OUT CASE AGAINST FIREARM MANUFACTURER, SELLER AND HOLSTER MANUFACTURER/SELLER BROUGHT BY LAPD OFFICER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY HIS THREE YEAR OLD SON
    • U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES THAT SECOND AMENDMENT LIMITS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT GUN REGULATIONS
    • U. S. v. Cruikshank
    • Miller v. Texas
    • U. S. v. Miller
    • Nordyke v. King
    • U. S. v. Toner
    • Presser v. Illinois
    • Maloney v. Cuomo
    • National Rifle Association v. Chicago
    • Heller v. District of Columbia
  • Cases /Litigation
    • NRA LAWSUIT SETS LEGAL PRECEDENTS FOR DEFENDING HUNTER’S RIGHTS
    • FINAL PRE-TRIAL BRIEFS FILED IN NRA / CRPAF LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CALIFORNIA BAN ON MAIL ORDER AMMO SALES
    • CRPAF AB 962 LAWSUIT UPDATE: CRPA FOUNDATION WITHDRAWS MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION / NEGOTIATES EXPEDITED BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MSJ AND TRIAL
    • CRPAF FILES LEGAL BRIEF IN CASE TO BLOCK AB 962
    • NORDYKE v. KING ORAL ARGUMENT
    • NRA/CRPAF LITIGATION UPDATE: STAY LIFTED IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING UNCONSTITUTIONAL AMMO AND SELF DEFENSE BANS IN SAN FRANCISCO
    • CRPA FOUNDATION SEEKS INJUNCTION TO STOP AB 962
    • PARTIAL MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT FILED IN SAN DIEGO CCW CASE - PERUTA, ET AL. v. SAN DIEGO COUNTY
    • VICTORY IN MILLENDER v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
    • CRPA FOUNDATION FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN NINTH CIRCUIT CASE THAT MAY DETERMINE THE STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR SCRUTINIZING LAWS FACING SECOND AMENDMENT CHALLENGES
    • NRA / CRPA FOUNDATION LEGAL ACTION PROJECT SUES TO STOP AB 962
    • CHICAGO POLS ADOPT THE GOLDILOCKS APPROACH TO GUN CONTROL
    • NRA MAKES LEAD AMMO BANNERS BACK OFF FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT LAWSUIT
    • ORAL ARGUMENTS HEARD IN CRITICAL SECOND AMENDMENT CASE FOR WHICH NRA FILED A FRIEND OF THE COURT BRIEF
    • LATEST UPDATE: TUDESKO IS REINSTATED, EXPULSION REVERSED
    • UPDATE: PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD 1/22/10: "NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION AND CALIFORNIA RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION ASSISTING DUCK HUNTING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WITH APPEAL"
    • HAMBLEN v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
    • ARIZONA: NRA WINS RIGHT TO DEFEND HUNTERS AGAINST LAWSUIT SEEKING TO BAN LEAD AMMUNITION
    • SAN FRANCISCO MOVES TO DISMISS SUIT CHALLENGING GUN STORAGE ORDINANCE, CLAIMING CITY DOES NOT ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE
• Federal Law
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    • MARYLAND'S BALLISTIC SYSTEM REPORT RECOMMENDS SUSPENSION OF PROGRAM
  • Federal Agency Regulations
    • NRA SUPPORTING NEW LAWSUIT AGAINST CHICAGO'S NEW GUN BAN LAWS - CRPA FOUNDATION PLEDGES AMICUS SUPPORT
    • Availability of Litigation as a Public Health tool for Firearm Injury Prevention
    • Logan v. United States
    • Regulatory Rules for Building a Firearm Reviewed
  • Federal Agency Correspondance
    • CALIFORNIA DANGEROUS WEAPONS PERMIT APPLICATION
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  • California Statutes
    • NRA/CRPAF LAWSUIT FORCES CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO TURNOVER DOCUMENTS ON ISSUANCE OF LICENSES TO CARRY FIREARMS
    • ANOTHER LAWSUIT FILED CHALLENGING BAN ON SHIPPING AMMUNITION INTO CALIFORNIA
    • NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION PRESENTS EVIDENCE TO CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME COMMISSION ON THE BLOOD LEAD LEVELS OF CALIFORNIA CONDORS IN 2009
    • LATEST LEAD AMMO BAN EFFORT DEFEATED
    • Cal. Penal Code 171b and Guns in Public Housing
    • Cal. Penal Code section 11106
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12050
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 1192.7
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12001.5
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12010
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12012
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12020
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12020.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12021
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12021.1
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12022.53
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12022.55
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12022.75
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12022.8
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12022.85
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12022.9
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12023
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12024
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12026
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12026.1
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12027
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12028
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12028.5
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 1203
    • Cal. Penal Code section 1203.1
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12031
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12031.1
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12034
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12035
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12036
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12050.2
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12051
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12052
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12052.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12053
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12054
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12070
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12070
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12071
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12071.1
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12072
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12072
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12072.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12073
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12073
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12074
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12074
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12075
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12075
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12076
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12076
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12076.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12076.5
    • CAl. Penal Code section 12077
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12077
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12078
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12079
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12080
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12082
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12083
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12084
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12085
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12086
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12087
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12087.5
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12088
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12088.1
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12088.15
    • CAl. Penal Code section 12088.2
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12088.6
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12088.8
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12088.9
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12090
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12091
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12094
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12101
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12125
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12132
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12200
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12200
    • CAl. Penal Code section 12201
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12220
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12230
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12231
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12232
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12233
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12234
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12250
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12251
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12275
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12275.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12276
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12276
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12276.1
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12276.1
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12276.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12276.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12277
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12280
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12280(a)
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12280(b)
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12280(c)
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12280(n)
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12280(p)
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12280(q)
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12281
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12285
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    • Cal. Penal Code section 12287
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12288
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12288.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12289
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12289.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12290
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12301
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12316
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12320
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12321
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12322
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12323
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12324
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12325
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12355
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12403.7
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12403.8
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12423
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12425
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12500
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12500
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12501
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12520
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12551
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12552
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12800
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12801
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12802
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12803
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12804
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12805
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12806
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12807
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12808
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12809
    • Cal. Penal Code section 171b
    • Cal. Penal Code section 171c
    • CAl. Penal Code section 171d
    • Cal. Penal Code section 171e
    • Cal. Penal Code section 198.5
    • Cal. Penal Code section 245
    • Cal. Penal Code section 246
    • Cal. Penal Code section 246.1
    • Cal. Penal Code section 247
    • Cal. Penal Code section 374c
    • Cal. Penal Code section 384h
    • Cal. Penal Code section 417
    • Cal. Penal Code section 417.2
    • Cal. Penal Code section 417.25
    • Cal. Penal Code section 417.3
    • Cal. Penal Code section 417.4
    • Cal. Penal Code section 417.6
    • Cal. Penal Code section 417.8
    • Cal. Penal Code section 468
    • Cal. Penal Code section 487
    • Cal. Penal Code section 489
    • Cal. Penal Code section 602
    • Cal. Penal Code section 602.8
    • Cal. Penal Code section 626.9
    • Cal. Penal Code section 626.95
    • Cal. Penal Code. section 12001
    • Cal. Statues 12078
  • California Proposed State Legislation
    • NRA URGES GOVERNOR TO VETO DANGEROUS ANTI-GUN BILLS
    • Comments Regarding Proposed Regulation Defining 'Capacity To Accept'
  • California Legislative History
    • Assembly Bill 1326 (Biddle -- 1967)
    • BILL NUMBER: AB 1290 ENROLLED
    • BILL NUMBER: AB 319 ENROLLED
    • BILL NUMBER: SB 226 ENROLLED
    • BILL NUMBER: SB 238 ENROLLED
    • BILL NUMBER: SB 489 ENROLLED
    • BILL NUMBER: SB 824 ENROLLED
  • California Municipal Codes
    • NRA & CRPA FOUNDATION SUBMIT OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED MICROSTAMPING REGULATIONS
    • COMMERCE CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO CLOSE SHOOTING RANGE DESPITE PROTESTS
    • DESPITE NRA/CPRA OPPOSITION, EMERYVILLE PASSES DRACONIAN FIREARM VENDOR ORDINANCE AND BANS GUN STORES
    • Cal. Penal Code section 12071
    • LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL CODE section 55.05.
  • California Proposed Municipal Ordinances
    • SANTA CLARA GUN BAN ORDINANCE DEFEATED
    • FACED WITH NRA / CRPA FOUNDATION LAWSUIT, BERKELEY REPEALS BAN ON POSSESSION OF CERTAIN SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLES
    • EMERYVILLE UPDATE: CITY COUNCIL REJECTS PORTION OF LCAV’s MODEL ORDINANCE AND PASSES REMAINDER ON FIRST READING
    • CITY OF EMERYVILLE SEEKS TO PROHIBIT GUN STORES, NRA SUBMITS OPPOSITION LETTER
    • NRA SUBMITS LETTER IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED MICROSTAMPING REGULATIONS
    • UPDATE: PROPOSED GUN CONTROL IN OAKLAND
    • NRA/CRPA SUBMIT LETTER OPPOSING GUN CONTROL ORDINANCES BEING CONSIDERED BY THE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
    • HELP OPPOSE ILL-CONCEIVED SAN MATEO GUN CONTROL PROPOSALS
    • LONG BEACH AMMUNITION SALES REGISTRATION PROPOSAL UPDATE
• California Agency Regulations and Opinions
  • California Agency Correspondance
    • Legality of Gun Buyback Programs
    • ATF Documents available
    • CAL DOJ ACTIONS MAKES HANDGUN BUYERS CRIMINALS
    • California ''Assault Weapon'' Statistics.
    • California AW Registration Statistics by county 6-06
    • Mayors Against Illegal Guns - Informatinon re National Summit
    • Special Directive 06-04
  • California Code of Regulations
    • NRA AND CRPA FOUNDATION SUBMIT COMMENTS OPPOSING CALIFORNIA DTSC PROPOSED REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT GREEN CHEMISTRY INITIATIVE
    • NRA/CRPA FOUNDATION LEGAL ACTION PROJECT LAWYERS SUBMIT PRE-LITIGATION PETITION FOR REVIEW OF FISH & GAME HUNTING REGULATIONS THAT INFRINGE ON SELF-DEFENSE RIGHTS
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.10
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.44
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 979.10
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.20
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.30
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.31
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.32
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.33
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.40
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.41
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.42
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 978.43
    • Cal. Code of Regulations section 979.11
    • Comments by Bill Wiese
    • Comments by Darren King
    • Comments by David Swanson
    • Comments by Gun Owners of California
    • Comments of Blake Aaron
    • Comments of Emmanuel C. Tsompanas P.E., State of California M23297
    • Comments of Kevin Irvin
    • Comments of Wes Morris, Ten Percent Firearms
    • Organizations Eligible to Hold Fund-Raising Raffles
  • California Agency Bulletins
    • DOJ BUREAU OF FIREARMS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
    • Assault Weapon Cases
    • INLAND EMPIRE TASK FORCE FORMED
  • California Agency Opinions
    • .50 BMG Registration
• Articles, Memoranda, and Commentary
  • Law Review Articles
    • EMERYVILLE UPDATE: NRA/CRPA SUBMIT NEW LETTER OPPOSING FIREARM DEALER ORDINANCE
    • Report of expert commission on Fifty-Caliber Rifles
  • Commentary
    • VOTE FOR STEVE COOLEY ON NOVEMBER 2, 2010
    • ALL CCW PERMIT HOLDERS
    • US DISTRICT COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS GUN SHOW LAWSUIT
    • AB50 Dies in Committee...for now.
    • AEAA: PROP H GUN BAN PROHIBITS ACTION FILMS IN SAN FRANCISCO
    • American Entertainment Armorers Association files Amicus Brief in Prop H lawsuit
    • ANALYSTS: GUN CONTROL A NON-ISSUE IN 2004
    • Assault Weapons: What the Media Won't Tell You
    • Ballistic Imaging Unreliable and Expensive.
    • BATFE Says Brady Center is Misleading Public
    • CADOJ Plans To Expand ''Assault Weapon'' Law to Cover ''Series'' Receivers
    • Cal. DOJ Seeks To Raid Gun Background Check Bank Account
    • CALGUNLAWS.COM BETA TESTING UPDATE
    • CALGUNLAWS.COM HAS EVERY UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT GUN CASE
    • CalGunLaws.com is launched for beta testing.
    • California s Wal-mart Settlement Revealed
    • CCW PERMITTEES' PRIVACY RIGHTS BROADENED
    • CDC ISSUES REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF GUN CONTROL
    • Comment Letters Submitted to CA DOJ Re: Proposed ''AW'' Regulation Expansion
    • CONTRA COSTA COUNTYS SYMBOLIC GUN LAWS UNENFORCEABLE
    • Contra County Seeks to Ban .50 Cal.
    • Cop Investigated for Saving Chicken With Air Gun
    • 'Criminology & Public Policy' documents available
    • Davis Makes What May Be His Final Jab At Gun Industry
    • DEMOCRAT BLUE PRINT FOR GUN VOTES
    • DOJ 2002 DS ARMS SA58 CONFIGURATION OPINION CONTRADICTS RECENT POSITION
    • DOJ FILES OPPOSITION TO WRIT IN SILVEIRA
    • Draft Copy of Fifty Caliber Report Released
    • FBI Confirms It: Criminals Ignore Gun Laws
    • FCI: Gun Show 'Stings' Continue In California and Neighboring
    • FEC REVEALS BRADY CAMPAIGN $211,000 POLITICAL HYPOCRISY
    • Firearms Appraisals
    • Firearms Industry Wins Major Victory
    • Firefighters warned about armed residents in evacuated areas
    • Fresno County D.A. Hunt Letter to California Prosecutors
    • FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT!
    • Gray Davis' Cop-Killing Gun Law
    • GUN SHOW LAWSUIT ALLOWED TO PROCEED
    • HALBROOK RESPONDS TO KABA CRITICISM
    • HOW THE DOJ EXPANDS ASSAULT WEAPON LAWS
    • HOW THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED: (Danger: Legalese ahead.)
    • Hunt v. CA: Declaration of Ignatius Chinn
    • Hypocritical Justification for LAPD Chief's CCW Permit Epitomizes Double Standar
    • In 1982, Kennesaw GA Asked Sen. Feinstein for Confiscated Guns
    • INTERNET AMMUNITION SELLERS SETTLE
    • Join CalGunLaws.com Now!!!!
    • Judge overturns San Francisco Gun Ban
    • LA COUNTY FACES NEW $13 MILLION
    • LAPD PULLS NRA MATERIAL FROM PACKAGING FOR ISSUED GUNS
    • LCAV OUTLINES PLAN TO BAN
    • Lead Distribution at Public Shooting Ranges
    • Los Angeles Bans ''Large Caliber'' Firearms
    • LOS ANGELES FILES DEMURRER TO CRPA'S LAWSUIT SEEKING REPEAL OF CITY'S AW BAN
    • MARYLAND'S BALLISTIC SYSTEM IS COSTLY AND RELATIVELY UNSUCCESSFUL
    • MOTION TO DISMISS TRANSCRIPTS IN DC CASE RELEASED
    • MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
    • MUCH MORE ADO ABOUT NOTHING
    • Popular Mechanics: ''Smart Guns,'' Dumb Idea
    • Pre-Litigation Demand letter issued to San Francisco regarding .50 caliber ban
    • Proposed AMICUS CURIAE brief by CRPA and LEAA
    • Runaway from Runaway Jury
    • S.F. Gun Ban Conformed Writ of Mandate
    • S.F. Gun Ban Notice of Motion
    • San Francisco appeals to Supreme Court in Prop H case
    • San Francisco Opposition Brief Now Available
    • San Francisco Postpones Prop H Enforcement
    • San Francisco Prop H Gun Ban Litigation Document Summary
    • San Francisco to Appeal Gun Ban Ruling
    • SILVEIRA: SECOND AMENDMENT SUICIDE
    • SYMBOLIC GUN LAW DRAWS SYMBOLIC RESPONSES -- THAT COST REAL MONEY
    • The California Bar Opines on Gun Control
    • The N.R.A. Is Naming Names
    • THE SILVEIRA DEBATE
    • U.S. SUPREME COURT DENIES CERT IN SILVEIRA
    • U.S. Supreme Court ''Requests'' Response in Silveira
    • UNARMED FOR THE ELECTION
    • US DOJ Letter to Bloomberg RE: NYC Stings
    • Machine Gun Definition
    • Protecting Gun Clubs from Criminal and Civil Liability
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