The Court of Appeal holds that the state laws prohibiting felons from possessing firearms and ammunition (PC 29800(a)(1), 30305(a)(1)) are facially valid under the framework set forth in the United State Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen (2022) 142 S.Ct. 2111. The court concludes that the state action of prohibiting felons from possessing firearms and ammunition is not covered by the Second Amendment “because … only law-abiding citizens are included among ‘the people’ whose right to bear arms is protected by the [amendment].”
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