Firearms News

Yesterday, the 9th Circuit heard oral arguments in Matthews v. City of Los Angeles, a criminal case with big implications for California’s CCW policies and the Second Amendment community. In the latest installment of CRPA TV, CRPA President & General Counsel Chuck Michel joins the show to break down the key arguments in Matthews, including the impact of LAPD’s refusal to issue CCW’s, and what the judges’ tough questions could mean for future 2A challenges (make sure to catch the clip from...

It’s been a good week for positive 2A news out of the Supreme Court, including three dissenting opinions and a statement from Justice Kavanaugh in the Snope case and a jaw-dropping statement from Justice Elena Kagan (of all people) in the Mexico v. Smith & Wesson case. As CRPA President Chuck Michel explains in the latest installment of CRPA TV, these development will add significantly to CRPA’s push to get Duncan v. Bonta considered by the Supreme Court. And it’s all come our way in a...

Absurd over-reach by the California Legislature is nothing new, but Senate Bill 1384—now law in the state—forces every Federal Firearms Licensee (even those operating from their own homes) to install 24/7 audio-visual surveillance. CRPA and Michel & Associates are challenging this unconstitutional law in the Ninth Circuit under Richards v. Newsom. In the latest installment of CRPA TV, host Kevin Small sits down with Anna Barvir, the attorney who authored the Ninth Circuit brief, to break...

The California Rifle & Pistol Association proudly applauds today’s unanimous decision by the Ninth Circuit in Nguyen v. Bonta, which declared California’s arbitrary “one‑gun‑per‑30‑days” purchase restriction unconstitutional. CRPA, alongside the Second Amendment Law Center and Operation Blazing Sword–Pink Pistols, filed a compelling amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs. We underscored how the law unfairly barred new sport shooters from legally acquiring both a shotgun for hunting and a...