Firearms News

Michel & Associates, P.C. is proud to announce a significant legal win in federal court that strengthens the rights of California gun owners in general and those who apply for concealed carry permits in particular. Our clients’ lawsuit challenges the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s policies and practices for unlawful delays in issuing CCW permits. The County asked the court to dismiss the case on multiple legal grounds. We opposed their motion to dismiss our case, and rebutted all...

A process that few average citizens pay too much attention to has suddenly become headline news. In the latest installment of CRPA TV, CRPA Legislative Director Rick Travis joins the show to break down what all this talk of mid-decade redistricting really means and how it might spread past natural political rivals California and Texas. As Rick mentions in the video, looming this fall is Proposition 50, which amounts to a takeover of the state’s redistricting process. CRPA will continue to...

Living as we do in California, we get a somewhat skewed view of the world. While our state taxes us into oblivion and actively fights against our 2A rights, that’s not the case everywhere. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier recently urged the Supreme Court to strike down a law from his home state that was passed back in 2018. In 2018, then-Governor Rick Scott and a Republican-led legislature passed a law that bans sales of rifles and other long guns to people under 21. A challenge...

California’s controversial ammunition background check law is heading to the Ninth Circuit’s en banc panel in Rhode v. Bonta, a case that has already delivered multiple victories for gun owners. But with the state determined to defend its regulations—and with a court that’s shifting politically—what comes next could reshape the landscape for every law-abiding firearm owner in California. Attorney Matt Cubeiro joins CRPA TV host Kevin Small to examine some of the more granular, but...

The California Legislature is back from recess, but instead of focusing on critical issues like the budget crisis and gun legislation, Sacramento is instead consumed with one thing: political power. In latest from CRPA TV, CRPA Legislative Director and Firing Line Radio host Rick Travis joins us to break down what happened in the latest appropriations hearings, and why several major gun control bills — including AB 1127 (Glock ban), AB 1263 (Ghost Guns), and AB 1078 (CCW restrictions &...

They’re Baaaaack! The California Legislature returns next week for the final push of the first year of this two-year legislative session. We all know the last few days (and even the last few minutes) of a legislative session can be hard to follow, so we want to make sure you are as up to speed as possible so you can engage in real time as needed. CRPA Legislative Director Rick Travis stops by CRPA TV to provide insights, both into the process that lawmakers will follow as well as on the...

California’s ammo background check law—passed under Prop 63—just suffered another defeat in the Rhode v. Bonta case. But the fight is far from over. As expected, the State has filed for an en banc review at the Ninth Circuit, attempting to overturn the recent three-judge panel victory for Second Amendment advocates. In the latest installment of CRPA TV, host Kevin Small welcomes CRPA President Chuck Michel to break down the state’s legal strategy, the Ninth Circuit’s political makeup, and...

We spend a lot of time talking about legal battles where we (typically) challenge horrid anti-gun rights legislation. Of course, by then, we’ve already spent a lot of time fighting that bill in the legislature in the first place. But how do we get into those circumstances in the first place? ELECTIONS! Who we have serving in the Governor’s mansion and in legislature largely determines what we’ll all be talking about. And the race(s) to fill those seats have, in so many ways, already begun...

CRPA is on a roll lately. Huge win in Rhode, a couple weeks till we file the Duncan petition with the Supreme Court, the youth marketing ban enjoined. It’s a time of solid progress on many fronts! One area where we’ve seen tremendous victories in recent months is CCW access—and the CCW Reckoning Campaign is far from over. After securing major victories against LA County, the City of La Verne, and the DOJ, CRPA is now turning its attention to Santa Clara and LAPD for unconstitutional delays...

Last week, we were able to celebrate a huge victory with the ruling in Rhode v. Bonta. A battle raging since 2017 finally falls our way…and does so right here in the Ninth Circuit! CRPA President Chuck Michel returns to CRPA TV to break down the landmark decision, which firmly declared California’s convoluted ammunition background check system as unconstitutional. This in-depth conversation explores how Prop 63 evolved into a rights-restricting nightmare, why the court called it a...