BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys representing the Second Modification Basis and its companions in a lawsuit difficult the California Division of Justice’s disclosure of private data for third-party “analysis” have filed a memorandum of factors and authorities supporting their earlier movement for abstract judgment. The case is called Barba v. Bonta.
SAF is joined by the Firearms Coverage Coalition, California Gun Rights Basis, San Diego County Gun Homeowners PAC, Orange County Gun Homeowners PAC, Inland Empire Gun Homeowners PAC and a personal citizen AshleyMarie Barba, for whom the case is known as. They’re represented by attorneys Bradley A. Benbrook and Stephen M. Duvernay on the Benbrook Regulation Group in Sacramento. Named as defendant within the case is Legal professional Basic Rob Bonta.
A listening to is scheduled subsequent April 18 earlier than Choose Katherine A. Bacal in San Diego County Superior Court docket.
Californians have been required to reveal private data on handgun purchases since 1996. In 2014, the requirement was expanded to incorporate lengthy weapons. In 2021, the legislature handed Meeting Invoice 173, which now requires the California Division of Justice to share this data with the California Firearm Violence Prevention Middle at UC Davis, and permits DOJ to share the data with different analysis establishments.
“That is an egregious violation of gun house owners’ privateness rights,” stated SAF founder and Govt Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “California residents should not guinea pigs for social scientists at UC Davis or wherever else. The court docket ought to convey a halt to this below Article 1, § 1 of the California Structure.”
“California residents who buy firearms ought to have an affordable expectation that the confidential data they supply to the DOJ shouldn’t be turned over to any third celebration entity for functions unrelated to legislation enforcement,” SAF Govt Director Adam Kraut defined. “The provisions of AB 173 ignore and override this primary privateness proper, and can’t be allowed.”
