Legal Opinion
Fresno Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc. v. John K. Van De Kamp, Esq., in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1992No. 91-15466PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYMER, Circuit Judge:
Several local, state, and national clubs which sponsor shooting competitions and represent the interests of firearm owners, individuals who own or wish to purchase firearms to use in the federal Civilian Marksmanship Program, and two gun manufacturers who make firearms which are designated as “assault weapons” and are regulated by California’s Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 (“AWCA”), Cal.Penal Code §§ 12275-12290, seek a declaration that the AWCA is preempted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (“CMP”), 10 U.S.C. §§ 4307-4313; that the AWCA is an…
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