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Opinion No. (2010)

California Attorney General Reports

Decided December 31, 2010Published

1Opinion of the Court

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General DIANE E. EISENBERG Deputy Attorney General

THE HONORABLE WILLIAM D. GORE, SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, has requested an opinion on the following question:

Is a peace officer who purchases and registers an assault weapon in order to use the weapon for law enforcement purposes permitted to continue to possess the assault weapon after retirement?

CONCLUSION

A peace officer who purchases and registers an assault weapon in order to use the weapon for law enforcement purposes is not permitted to continue to possess the assault weapon after retirement.

ANALYSIS

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. Dyna-Med, Inc. v. Fair Employment & Housing CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
  4. United States v. VongxayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  5. Kasler v. LockyerCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000

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