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Administrative/Regulatory

Jan. 7, 2017

Microstamping: an impossible mandate

Recently, the California Court of Appeal reversed a premature dismissal of a lawsuit challenging California's microstamping requirement that was mandated despite insurmountable practical and technical obstacles. By C.D. Michel

C.D. Michel

Senior Partner
Michel & Associates PC

180 E Ocean Blvd Ste 200
Long Beach , California 90802

Phone: (562) 216-4444

Email: cmichel@michellawyers.com

Loyola Law School

C.D. is a civil rights attorney, civil litigator and senior partner at Michel & Associates, LLP in Long Beach. Among its many other clients, the firm has represented firearm owners, retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, as well as the NRA and the California Rifle & Pistol Association since 1993.

By C.D. Michel

For nearly two decades, California's "Roster" of handguns approved by the state for sale to private citizens has prohibited licensed firearms dealers from selling many high quality handguns that aren't on the list for arbitrary reasons. To make matters worse, over the years the number of approved handguns listed on the Roster has continually dropped, making less and less quality handguns available. This isn't surprising, considerin...

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