Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) yearslong pursuit of the presidency is running into a problem: He is trying to portray himself as a moderate, while California Democrats keep pushing him to govern as the ...

In a 2-1 decision, a federal appeals court struck down a voter-backed California law that required background checks for people who buy bullets.

Like the First Amendment “freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,” the Second Amendment is a bedrock of liberty, and cannot be curtailed by mere majority ...

California voters in 2016 passed a ballot initiative championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that in part required background checks ...

An appeals court struck down a law that mandated background checks for California residents buying ammunition. The measure ...

A pending bill in the state Legislature would ban selling new Glocks like the ones Kamala Harris owns and potentially affect Newsom's own gun. Will he sign it?

A federal appeals court ruled that California's law requiring gun owners to undergo background checks to purchase ammunition ...

In upholding a 2024 ruling by a lower court, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the state law violates the Second ...

A California bill that would ban the sale of one of the most popular handguns in the United States is two steps away from becoming law. Assembly Bill 1127 is ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases.

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that California’s groundbreaking law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases is unconstitutional, stating it infringes on the Second Amendment right ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Eaton Fire burns in the community of Altadena on Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Ted Soqui for CalMatters From CalMatters ...