A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked enforcement of a California law that limited residents from purchasing a firearm every 30 days.
In March, a federal district court previously struck down the law as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, but the government sought and obtained a stay of the ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals pending a new legal review.
But on Thursday, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit reversed the stayprohibiting enforcement of the law without another court order.
The decision came a day after oral arguments were heard in federal court in Pasadena.
The lawsuit, titled Michelle Nguyen et al. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra et al. was first filed in late 2020 by a group of plaintiffs, including the Coalition for Firearms Policy, according to the FPC and court filings.
The lawsuit was renamed after Rob Bonta took over as California attorney general after Becerra vacated it. The former California attorney general joined the Biden administration as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
FPC President Brandon Combs praised the decision.
“This order allows our injunction to take effect and, unless the Ninth Circuit issues a further stay, Californians can now apply to purchase multiple firearms within a 30-day period,” he said. “FPC intends to make Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta respect Second Amendment rights, whether they like it or not.”
It was unclear Friday whether the Justice Department planned to seek review by a larger 9th Circuit en banc panel.
This article originally appeared in the Victorville Daily Press: 9th Circuit blocks CA law limiting gun purchases to one per month
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