The Residents Committee for the Proper to Hold and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) won’t be instantly concerned within the new lawsuit difficult California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Glock ban, however the group’s leaders nonetheless had some selection phrases for arguably America’s most anti-gun governor.
On October 14, CCRKBA posted a information merchandise to its web site through which it weighed in on the unconstitutional regulation, the brand new lawsuit and on Gov. Newsom personally.
The lawsuit, Jaymes v. Bonta, was filed on October 13 within the U.S. District Courtroom for the Southern District of California by the Second Modification Basis (SAF), the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation (NRA) and the Firearms Coverage Coalition (FPC).
Underneath the brand new regulation, AB 1127, California firearm sellers will likely be prohibited from promoting a broad class of well-liked and constitutionally protected semi-automatic handguns, together with Glocks. It particularly bans the sale of “…any semi-automatic pistol with a cruciform set off bar that may be readily transformed by hand or with frequent family instruments…right into a machinegun by the set up or attachment of a pistol converter as a substitute for the slide’s backplate with none extra engineering, machining, or modification of the pistol’s set off mechanism.”
“These handguns are in frequent use; certainly, they’re among the many hottest firearms within the nation,” the plaintiffs argue. If the regulation takes impact, Californians “can have no sensible approach to purchase them”—a direct violation of the Second Modification.
CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb mentioned Newsom ignored earlier court docket rulings in signing the measure into regulation.
“The court docket has already held that a number of provisions of the UHA (Unsafe Handgun Act) seemingly violate the Second Modification,” Gottlieb noticed, “however as a substitute of taking a touch from the court docket, Gov. Newsom has doubled down due to what can greatest be described as a case of handgun derangement syndrome by signing this new laws. This new ban is flagrantly unconstitutional, and Newsom should comprehend it.”
Gottlieb mentioned Democrats in Sacramento evidently “didn’t get the memo” from the U.S. Supreme Courtroom that the Second Modification is just not a second-class proper. He additionally accused Newsom and Democrats within the legislature of being decided to play a recreation of “one-upmanship” with the courts and the structure.
“This can be a recreation for Newsom and the Democrats in Sacramento, however defending the Second Modification rights of California gun homeowners is just not a recreation,” Gottlieb mentioned. “This isn’t some type of sporting match for Newsom’s amusement. You don’t struggle crime by limiting the rights of peaceful, law-abiding residents. We’re going to intently monitor this authorized motion, and based mostly on earlier outcomes, we count on the court docket to behave decisively.”
