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Civil Litigation,
Government,
Constitutional Law

Aug. 23, 2019

Would-be gun owners improperly denied firearms, judge says of California law

California is most likely improperly denying firearms to people whose felony convictions in other states were overturned, a federal judge said Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO -- California is most likely improperly denying firearms to people whose felony convictions in other states were overturned, a federal judge said Thursday.

U.S. District Judge of San Francisco said the lawsuit is a case of the state misinterpreting statutes to limit firearm possession.

Donato did not issue...