Jackson v. Department of Justice

Opinion

KLINE, P. J.

This case requires us to interpret provisions of the Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 (Pen. Code, §§ 12275-12290) (the AWCA or Act), 1 which have not heretofore been judicially construed. The questions presented are whether, under that Act, a licensed gun dealer can acquire, possess and sell unregistered assault weapons and whether he may hold assault weapons registered to others for sale on consignment. The trial court answered both questions in the negative and concluded that petitioner’s violations of the AWCA justified denial of his application to renew…