9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
May 9, 2024
Court affirms dismissal of challenge to California gun database law
A 9th Circuit panel found that the basic biographical data is not personal enough to warrant an expectation of privacy.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday affirmed a district judge's dismissal of a complaint challenging a state law that permits the California Department of Justice to disclose information from its databases to universities about purchasers of firearms and ammunition, as well as anyone who hold permits to carry concealed weapons.
Registered gun owners filed the complaint, which claimed that AB 173 - a 2021 law allowing the dissemination of the records - violat...
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