Litigation,
Government,
Civil Rights
Jun. 23, 2017
Man convicted for domestic violence sues for right to own a firearm
A man has sued the California Department of Justice, claiming he was improperly denied a gun license despite two court orders stating his right to own a weapon had been restored.
SACRAMENTO — A man sued the California Department of Justice, claiming he was improperly denied a gun license despite two court orders stating his right to own a weapon had been restored.
The complaint, filed this week in Sacramento County Superior Court, is an attempt to assert an exemption to the Lautenberg Amendment, a 1997 federal law that bars people with domestic violence misdemeanors from owning guns.
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