9th Circuit rules California ban on marketing guns to minors is probably unconstitutional
California’s law banning the marketing of firearms to minors is probably unconstitutional under the First Amendment, a federal appellate court ruled Wednesday. Writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Circuit Judge Kenneth K. Lee wrote that while the ban may be intended to diminish gun violence, the “First Amendment demands more than good intentions ...
by Ken Rector, Los Angeles Times
Sep 13, 2023
3 minutes
California’s law banning the marketing of firearms to minors is probably unconstitutional under the First Amendment, a federal appellate court ruled Wednesday.
Writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Circuit Judge Kenneth K. Lee wrote that while the ban may be intended to diminish gun violence, the “First Amendment demands more than good intentions and wishful thinking to warrant the government’s muzzling of speech.”
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