A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against California laws preventing members of the Firearms Policy Coalition who reside outside of the state from acquiring a carry license, according to a report at the Outdoor Wire.
The injunction, granted by District Court Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo, follows the Court’s July decision that the law was unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, the report said.
The State of California had asked the Court to issue a complex injunction requiring applicants to submit a sworn statement declaring intent to carry in a specific county within the next 12 months and limiting applications to that county — along with five pages of additional conditions and qualifications. But the Court agreed with FPC, which asked the Court to enter a straightforward injunction simply blocking enforcement of the ban altogether.
“People do not lose their right to keep and bear arms when they visit California. With this injunction, they can finally protect themselves and their families while in the Golden State,” said FPC President Brandon Combs.
Individuals who want to carry in California under the injunction and support FPC’s work to eliminate unconstitutional laws throughout the United States can join the FPC Grassroots Army at JoinFPC.org.
This FPC victory and others like it are especially important because the only way that most people can lawfully carry within 1,000 feet of schools is to possess a valid carry license issued by the exact state in which the person is carrying, FPC said. The Court’s limitation of the injunction to the named plaintiffs and FPC’s members is a consequence of the Supreme Court’s Trump v. CASA, Inc. decision.
The injunction and other key case documents in Hoffman v. Bonta can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/hoffman.
