CAUTION: NSSF Issues Industry Advisory on California Magazine Ban Ruling

Things Californians nonetheless can’t purchase (Dan Z. for TTAG)

Last week, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dominated California’s ban on “high capacity” magazines violates the Second Amendment. The 2 to 1 resolution in Duncan v. Becerra was trigger for much celebration right here and all through the gun neighborhood.

However, as reader, contributor and legal professional LKB identified, the choice didn’t carry the injunction in place that blocks the sale of normal capability magazines till the case is lastly determined . . .

The keep in opposition to enforcement of the injunction continues till the mandate (the official directions from the courtroom) points. The mandate received’t difficulty till there was a ruling on the all-but-certain movement for en banc rehearing. And because the Hawaii open carry case demonstrates, CTA9 is completely inclined to take a seat on such requests for, fairly actually, years.

Nevertheless, many retailers virtually instantly started taking orders once more and transport what California calls massive capability magazines (LCMs) into the Golden State.

As a outcome, the National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the next warning this morning concerning these gross sales:

We have been requested by California retailers, distributors and ammunition magazine producers throughout the business whether or not Friday’s landmark resolution by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth Circuit in Duncan v. Becerra means they will now promote to California shoppers, ship to California retailers or manufacture within the state for business sale within the state ammunition magazines able to holding greater than 10 rounds of ammunition (so-called “Large Capacity Magazines” or LCM). The brief reply is “NO.”

While the holding in Duncan is an amazing victory for the Second Amendment, members of the business ought to proceed to chorus from promoting or transport into California LCMs till after the attraction continuing is concluded or the keep is modified or lifted. This is as a result of the U.S. District Court’s Order Staying In Part Judgment Pending Appeal, dated April 4, 2019, stays in impact “pending final resolution of the appeal from the Judgment.” The appellate proceedings haven’t concluded or been lastly resolved, so the keep stays in place.

Stay tuned. NSSF will replace you on developments, together with when the attraction is over and you’ll promote standard-sized magazines in California.