A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that California's ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was ...

In a landmark ruling that could reshape firearm law enforcement in the nation’s most populous state, a federal appeals court has declared California’s ban o ...

Circuit strikes down California’s open-carry gun ban, citing Second Amendment and Supreme Court’s Bruen ruling.

As violent crime rates appear to be falling after a pandemic-related spike, gun violence continues to plague communities around the country. In 2024, there have been nearly 500 mass shootings, ...

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A: It is legal to purchase a gun for self-protection in California, but there are a number of rules and regulations. The California attorney general’s office has a useful link online about guns ...

A California law that limits gun purchases to one per month is unconstitutional on its face, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled last Friday. The three-judge panel's unanimous ...