Opinion
NRA filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Nguyen v. Bonta.
Nguyen is a challenge to California’s law prohibiting the purchase of more than one firearm within any 30-day period.
The case of Nguyen v. Bonta centers around a contentious law introduced by the state of California that limits the purchase of handguns to just one per month. This restriction was challenged in December 2020 by several gun rights advocates, including the plaintiff, Nguyen, who argued that the regulation infringes upon their Second Amendment rights.
California’s stance has been to defend the law as a measure to prevent gun trafficking and reduce gun violence. They argue that limiting the number of handgun purchases makes it more difficult for individuals to buy guns in bulk for resale to criminals or other illicit purposes….
In March of this year, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California held California’s one-gun-per-month restriction unconstitutional. The State then appealed that decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
NRA filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit in support of the plaintiffs and affirmance of the district court’s ruling.
The brief argues that California’s law violates the Second Amendment because the right to keep and bear arms includes the right to acquire firearms, multiple gun purchases per month were common in early America, and there were no historical limitations on the number of firearms that law-abiding citizens could purchase.
We invite you to read NRA’s brief by clicking here.
About NRA-ILA:
Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the “lobbying” arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess, and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Visit: www.nra.org
This BS will keep happening until The People stand up and just say “FU”.
Only 25 years to bring this challenge.
THANKS FOR NOTHING nra!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEY NRA!! WHERE IS YOUR COURT CASE AGAINST THE ONE-GUN-A-MONTH for the MARYLANDERS??
HEY NRA!! Where is you support of Marylanders who ARE FORCED to PAY for PERMISSION to BUY a handgun via the HANDGUN QUALIFICATION LICENSE???
You know what!!! I left that dump because of bullshit like this. Just before I left they installed the special mag release, no pistol grip on your AR no hand grip on the front of it and no 30 round magazines. I didn’t even own an AR but I wanted some pistols and their bullshit list didn’t have what I wanted because everything was already 10 rounds and they had a 10 business day waiting period. I tried to get a carry permit in Sacramento and they would not give me one at 22yrs old, 25, yrs old 30 yrs… Read more »