CRPA Jan-Feb 2016

COURT REPORT
arm retailers and other
lawsuits are coming soon!!!
OTHER LITIGATION
EFFORTS
CRPA also provides
assistance in a number of
Second Amendment cases
by participating as an amicus
curiae or “friend of the
court.” Recent examples
of amicus efforts in cases
that may impact the rights
of California firearm owners
and shape future challenges
to California firearm
laws include the following:
Pena v. Lindley — This
case seeks to overturn California’s
ban on common,
constitutionally protected
handguns that are not included
on the DOJ’s “roster”
of handguns approved
for sale in the state. CRPA
submitted an amicus brief
in support of the appeal.
Oral arguments are expected
to take place in 2016.
All filings in the case
can be viewed here: http://
michellawyers.com/guncasetracker/penavcid/
Nesbitt v. U.S. Army
Corps of Engineer — This
suit challenges a total ban on
the possession and carriage
of firearms on public and
recreational Army Corps’
lands. The district court held
that the restriction violated
the Second Amendment, and
the state appealed. CRPA
filed an amicus brief in support
of the plaintiffs.
All filings in the case can
be viewed here: http://michellawyers.com/morris-v-u-sarmy-corps-of-engineers/
Silvester v. Harris –
This suit challenges California’s
10-day waiting period
for persons who already own
a firearm. In 2014, the district
court issued a ruling that
the waiting period is unconstitutional
as applied to individuals
who already own
firearms. The State appealed
the decision and briefing is
now completed before the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
CRPA filed an amicus
brief in support of the plaintiffs.
Oral arguments are expected
to take place in 2016.
Friedman v. City of
Highland Park- This case
challenges bans on socalled
“assault weapons”
and “large-capacity” magazines
ban in the City of
Highland Park, Illinois.
The plaintiffs appealed the
case to the United States
Supreme Court. CRPA and
NRA lawyers recently prepared
an amicus brief that
was filed by NRA in the
Supreme Court urging the
Court to accept the case.
All filings in the case
can be viewed here: http://
michellawyers.com/guncasetracker/friedman/
Wrenn v. District of
Columbia-This case challenges
Washington D.C.’s
“good reason” requirement
to obtain a CCW. The
CRPA Foundation recently
filed an amicus brief, along
with several prominent historians
and legal scholars,
in support of the plaintiffs.
All filings in the
case can be viewed here:
http://michellawyers.
com/wrenn-et-al-v-distsrict-of-columbia-et-al/
Civil rights attorney C.D. Michel
is President and General Counsel
for CRPA. He is a former prosecutor
and currently runs the law firm
Michel & Associates, PC in Long
Beach. The firm’s clients include the
NRA and CRPA, as well as firearm
manufacturers, distributors, retailers
and owners.
Written by long-time CRPA and
NRA attorney and member C.D.
Michel, this book explains the
state and federal firearm laws affecting
firearm owners, and particularly
warns about legal traps
and troublesome “gray areas.”
Available now at
www.crpa.org
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JAN. / FEB.