SAN DIEGO (September 20, 2024) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that lawyers for the organization have filed a reply brief with the Southern District of California in support of its motion for summary judgment in Richards v. Bonta, an FPC case challenging California’s 10-day firearm waiting period ban. The brief can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/richardsvbonta.
“As we have shown, California’s firearm waiting period ban is blatantly unconstitutional. We look forward to the Court’s decision and continuing our work to end this and other immoral gun control laws,” said FPC President Brandon Combs.
“California’s 10-day waiting period prevents law-abiding people from taking possession of lawfully acquired firearms for immediate self-defense and other Second Amendment protected purposes, even after the State has completed a background check confirming those individuals are not prohibited from possessing firearms,” the parties argue in the brief.
The Richards case is part of FPC’s high-impact strategic litigation program, FPC Law, aimed at eliminating immoral laws and creating a world of maximal liberty. FPC is joined in this case by three individual FPC members, San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, California Gun Rights Foundation, and Second Amendment Foundation.
Firearms Policy Coalition (firearmspolicy.org), a 501(c)4 nonprofit membership organization, exists to create a world of maximal human liberty, defend constitutional rights, advance individual liberty, and restore freedom. We work to achieve our strategic objectives through litigation, research, scholarly publications, amicus briefing, legislative and regulatory action, grassroots activism, education, outreach, and other programs. Our FPC Law program (FPCLaw.org) is the nation’s preeminent legal action initiative focused on restoring the right to keep and bear arms throughout the United States. Individuals who want to support FPC’s work to eliminate unconstitutional laws can join the FPC Grassroots Army at JoinFPC.org or make a donation at firearmspolicy.org/donate. For more on FPC’s lawsuits and other pro-Second Amendment initiatives, visit FPCLegal.org and follow FPC on Instagram, X (Twitter), Facebook, and YouTube.
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