{"id":304,"date":"2018-08-15T21:42:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T21:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2018\/08\/15\/injunction-sought-in-california-assau\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:29:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:29:17","slug":"injunction-sought-in-california-assau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=304","title":{"rendered":"Injunction Sought In California &#8220;Assault Weapon&#8221; Registration Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\/2018\/07\/california-sued-by-coalition-of-gun.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As I reported about a month ago<\/a>, a coalition of California gun rights groups, the SAF, and individual plaintiffs sued Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D-CA) and the California DOJ over their computer system failures which made timely registration of &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; impossible. This coalition has now added four more plaintiffs in an amended complaint and is moving for a preliminary injunction.<\/p>\n<p>More details are in the release sent out this afternoon. You would think that in California of all places that you could find competent IT professionals who could get a registration system not to crash. I guess not.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\">\n<h3 align=\"center\" id=\"m_-2732951811965697670mcetoc_1ckvcs8ma2\">\n<br \/> <i><a href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=BjvWWE9aunwKSQefc4%2FvgWAV5NFmXNIiibdwfSYpapwCAhA%2BfD8oHcYmbnadf4P3cjUPZ8wEziz7RpD5duehnOZwFdRZ3j%2FgBkgsW2RNOqR1kQAas2u1iw%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firearmspolicy.org%2Fgun_owners_civil_rights_groups_seek_injunction_in_california_assault_weapon_lawsuit&amp;I=20180815182133.000000294fdf%40mail6-88-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjViNzQ2ZjI4OTY2Y2IzZmYwNDFmNGU3NDs%3D&amp;S=3AITh6sah-IQiwde9LrXoaOMXuQSXlgBLzt2lJ-MJOA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BREAKING: Gun Owners, Civil Rights Groups Seek Injunction in California \u201cAssault Weapon\u201d Lawsuit<\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/i><\/h3>\n<p><em>California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and his DOJ botched<br \/>\nthe \u201cassault weapon\u201d registration program, putting thousands of gun<br \/>\nowners at risk of felony charges. Gun owners and civil rights advocates<br \/>\nare crying foul \u2013 and taking them to court.<\/em><br \/>\n<i><br \/><\/i><br \/>\n<i>SACRAMENTO, CA<br \/>\n(August 15, 2018) \u2014 Attorneys for seven California gun owners and four<br \/>\nSecond Amendment advocacy organizations announced today that they have<br \/>\nfiled an&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=BjvWWE9aunwKSQefc4%2FvgWAV5NFmXNIiibdwfSYpapwCAhA%2BfD8oHcYmbnadf4P3cjUPZ8wEziz7RpD5duehnOZwFdRZ3j%2FgBkgsW2RNOqR1kQAas2u1iw%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=https%3A%2F%2Fd3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net%2Ffirearmspolicycoalition%2Fpages%2F4636%2Fattachments%2Foriginal%2F1533840478%2Fsharp-fac-writ-filed.pdf%3F1533840478&amp;I=20180815182133.000000294fdf%40mail6-88-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjViNzQ2ZjI4OTY2Y2IzZmYwNDFmNGU3NDs%3D&amp;S=txZpbycjZnHB1bA2lHBbgHA6zVMbxus3c63NHdrUFhY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">amended complaint<\/a>&nbsp;and a new&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=BjvWWE9aunwKSQefc4%2FvgWAV5NFmXNIiibdwfSYpapwCAhA%2BfD8oHcYmbnadf4P3cjUPZ8wEziz7RpD5duehnOZwFdRZ3j%2FgBkgsW2RNOqR1kQAas2u1iw%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=https%3A%2F%2Fd3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net%2Ffirearmspolicycoalition%2Fpages%2F4636%2Fattachments%2Foriginal%2F1534296748%2Fsharp-mpi.pdf%3F1534296748&amp;I=20180815182133.000000294fdf%40mail6-88-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjViNzQ2ZjI4OTY2Y2IzZmYwNDFmNGU3NDs%3D&amp;S=CgjoDjlpcxFmNeV8vSOWOsJ7xcCGEglifxHCh4uh2dw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">motion seeking a preliminary injunction<\/a>&nbsp;in the civil rights lawsuit Sharp, et al. v. Attorney General Xavier Becerra, et al.&nbsp;over<br \/>\n the California Department of Justice\u2019s failures surrounding the \u2018bullet<br \/>\n button assault weapon\u2019 registration program. A copy of the court<br \/>\nfilings can be viewed or downloaded online at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=BjvWWE9aunwKSQefc4%2FvgWAV5NFmXNIiibdwfSYpapwCAhA%2BfD8oHcYmbnadf4P3cjUPZ8wEziz7RpD5duehnOZwFdRZ3j%2FgBkgsW2RNOqR1kQAas2u1iw%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firearmspolicy.org%2Fsharp&amp;I=20180815182133.000000294fdf%40mail6-88-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjViNzQ2ZjI4OTY2Y2IzZmYwNDFmNGU3NDs%3D&amp;S=VuMnAukO3KHwx3fzkEEGIoauFXAQOjF3Lin-W5TUSxk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.firearmspolicy.org\/sharp<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>The amended complaint added as plaintiffs four additional gun owners<br \/>\nwho were denied their rights by the DOJ, and also added the DOJ\u2019s Chief<br \/>\nof the California Justice Information Services Division, Joe Dominic, as<br \/>\n a defendant. The motion seeks to enjoin sections of the Penal Code<br \/>\nrelating to so-called \u201cassault weapons,\u201d including provisions that<br \/>\nsubject the possession or transportation of such firearms to serious<br \/>\ncriminal liability, including potential felony imprisonment and property<br \/>\n seizure, \u201cthroughout the pendency of this case, or until\u201d the<br \/>\nplaintiffs and gun owners like them \u201chave had a reasonable opportunity,<br \/>\nas determined by the Court, to register the qualifying firearms through a<br \/>\n functional registration system.\u201d&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>The plaintiffs argue that the DOJ had a legal duty to provide a<br \/>\nfunctional registration system throughout the registration period, but<br \/>\nthat they were unable to exercise their own rights and legal duties \u201cdue<br \/>\n to the Defendants\u2019 actions and failures, including but not limited to<br \/>\nthe inaccessibility, defects, and\/or non-functionality of the DOJ\u2019s<br \/>\nCFARS-based registration system.\u201d Because of that, the plaintiffs argue,<br \/>\n the State violated their civil rights protected under the state and<br \/>\nfederal constitutions and denied them their statutory right to register<br \/>\ntheir firearms to avail themselves of legal protections against harsh<br \/>\ncriminal laws.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>\u201c[As we argue in our motion], this is about the injustice of forcing<br \/>\npeople to comply with a law, and then depriving them of the means to do<br \/>\nso,\u201d said attorney George Lee, lead counsel on the case. \u201cIt is simply<br \/>\nunconscionable that the Attorney General would even think about<br \/>\nenforcing a law where his Department\u2019s own failures led to many people\u2019s<br \/>\n inability to register their firearms in the first place.\u201d&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>In a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=BjvWWE9aunwKSQefc4%2FvgWAV5NFmXNIiibdwfSYpapwCAhA%2BfD8oHcYmbnadf4P3cjUPZ8wEziz7RpD5duehnOZwFdRZ3j%2FgBkgsW2RNOqR1kQAas2u1iw%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=https%3A%2F%2Fd3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net%2Ffirearmspolicycoalition%2Fpages%2F4636%2Fattachments%2Foriginal%2F1534286515%2Fsharp-decs-iso-mpi.pdf%3F1534286515&amp;I=20180815182133.000000294fdf%40mail6-88-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjViNzQ2ZjI4OTY2Y2IzZmYwNDFmNGU3NDs%3D&amp;S=6k_KrBsBmpYfgS--Q3k8ZNa1ZqI2c0W46nodq99CZfg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">declaration<\/a>&nbsp;filed<br \/>\n with the court, the plaintiffs\u2019 technical expert said that \u201cit is very<br \/>\nclear\u201d the problems experienced by the plaintiffs and others across the<br \/>\nstate \u201cwere caused by either the DOJ\u2019s CFARS servers being overloaded<br \/>\nand\/or possibly by one of the State of California datacenters itself<br \/>\nbeing unavailable due to network routing or overload issues.\u201d&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>\u201cThis is fundamentally a simple lawsuit about a troubling issue.<br \/>\nAttorney General Becerra and his DOJ had one job to do: Provide a<br \/>\nfunctional system for gun owners to use in registering their eligible<br \/>\nfirearms. But instead of doing their jobs, they created a huge new mess<br \/>\nfor law enforcement and put innocent people and lawfully-owned property<br \/>\nat serious risk,\u201d explained Firearms Policy Coalition President Brandon<br \/>\nCombs.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>\u201cThis unjust California government-created problem must be stopped<br \/>\nimmediately,\u201d commented Second Amendment Foundation Founder and<br \/>\nExecutive Vice President, Alan Gottlieb. \u201cGun owners should not be put<br \/>\nat risk due to state regulatory incompetence.\u201d&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>\u201cThe bottom line is that California cannot have it both ways. If the<br \/>\nstate is going to require registration of firearms, it cannot make that<br \/>\nprocess illusory and set people up for confiscation of their property,\u201d<br \/>\nsaid Gene Hoffman, chairman of The Calguns Foundation. \u201cHere, Becerra<br \/>\nand DOJ failed to perform their duties, failed gun owners, failed the<br \/>\nLegislature and Governor Brown, and failed the people of the State of<br \/>\nCalifornia.\u201d&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>Elaborating on the case, Combs explained, \u201cBecause of Becerra\u2019s and<br \/>\nDOJ\u2019s disastrous, incompetent, and possibly malicious handling of one<br \/>\nsimple task, now thousands of gun owners are at risk of having their<br \/>\nguns seized or destroyed, or going to jail, simply for driving to the<br \/>\ngun range with a firearm that they legally acquired years ago.\u201d&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>\u201cIt is beyond clear that Attorney General Becerra is so distracted by<br \/>\n federal issues and President Trump that he\u2019s completely forgotten to<br \/>\nfairly and properly enforce the laws of his own state \u2013 and to protect<br \/>\nthe civil rights of innocent people first and foremost,\u201d Combs said.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>\u201cThese plaintiffs and others like them should not have to face a<br \/>\ndistrict attorney or jury in a criminal trial because Attorney General<br \/>\nBecerra and DOJ set them up from day one,\u201d said Jonathan Jensen,<br \/>\nvice-president of Firearms Policy Foundation.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>The civil rights lawsuit is supported by The Calguns Foundation<br \/>\n(CGF), Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), Firearms Policy Coalition<br \/>\n(FPC), and Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF). The plaintiffs are<br \/>\nrepresented by attorneys George M. Lee and Douglas Applegate of San<br \/>\nFrancisco-based Seiler Epstein Ziegler &amp; Applegate LLP, as well as<br \/>\nRaymond M. DiGuiseppe, a former California deputy attorney general and<br \/>\nprosecutor.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>Californians who tried to register their firearms as \u201cassault<br \/>\nweapons\u201d before July 1 but were unable to, or who suffered a privacy<br \/>\nbreach at DOJ, should contact the organizations\u2019 Legal Action Hotline<br \/>\nimmediately at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=BjvWWE9aunwKSQefc4%2FvgWAV5NFmXNIiibdwfSYpapwCAhA%2BfD8oHcYmbnadf4P3cjUPZ8wEziz7RpD5duehnOZwFdRZ3j%2FgBkgsW2RNOqR1kQAas2u1iw%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firearmspolicy.org%2Fhotline&amp;I=20180815182133.000000294fdf%40mail6-88-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjViNzQ2ZjI4OTY2Y2IzZmYwNDFmNGU3NDs%3D&amp;S=0Nc0Yi5X45R3SnR05sMbkBoonIJ2jPrWNCVGzMLPQYg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.firearmspolicy.org\/hotline<\/a>&nbsp;or by telephone at 855-252-4510.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>Firearms Policy Coalition&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=BjvWWE9aunwKSQefc4%2FvgWAV5NFmXNIiibdwfSYpapwCAhA%2BfD8oHcYmbnadf4P3cjUPZ8wEziz7RpD5duehnOZwFdRZ3j%2FgBkgsW2RNOqR1kQAas2u1iw%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firearmspolicy.org%2F&amp;I=20180815182133.000000294fdf%40mail6-88-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjViNzQ2ZjI4OTY2Y2IzZmYwNDFmNGU3NDs%3D&amp;S=al4kI7_FYmjWJhkwnbUylBioBLCdrFs79Yaap1iD7Ic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.firearmspolicy.org<\/a>)<br \/>\n is a 501(c)4 grassroots nonprofit organization. FPC\u2019s mission is to<br \/>\ndefend the Constitution of the United States, especially the<br \/>\nfundamental, individual Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms,<br \/>\nthrough advocacy, legal action, education, and outreach.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>Firearms Policy Foundation&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=BjvWWE9aunwKSQefc4%2FvgWAV5NFmXNIiibdwfSYpapwCAhA%2BfD8oHcYmbnadf4P3cjUPZ8wEziz7RpD5duehnOZwFdRZ3j%2FgBkgsW2RNOqR1kQAas2u1iw%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firearmsfoundation.org%2F&amp;I=20180815182133.000000294fdf%40mail6-88-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjViNzQ2ZjI4OTY2Y2IzZmYwNDFmNGU3NDs%3D&amp;S=1yq3k2yyFJNUjMtJTIzDxQHn2TSiZiJKvEV-d0wZPD0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.firearmsfoundation.org<\/a>)<br \/>\n is a 501(c)3 grassroots nonprofit organization. FPF\u2019s mission is to<br \/>\ndefend the Constitution of the United States and the People\u2019s rights,<br \/>\nprivileges and immunities deeply rooted in this Nation\u2019s history and<br \/>\ntradition, especially the inalienable, fundamental, and individual right<br \/>\n to keep and bear arms.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>The Calguns Foundation&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=BjvWWE9aunwKSQefc4%2FvgWAV5NFmXNIiibdwfSYpapwCAhA%2BfD8oHcYmbnadf4P3cjUPZ8wEziz7RpD5duehnOZwFdRZ3j%2FgBkgsW2RNOqR1kQAas2u1iw%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.calgunsfoundation.org%2F&amp;I=20180815182133.000000294fdf%40mail6-88-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjViNzQ2ZjI4OTY2Y2IzZmYwNDFmNGU3NDs%3D&amp;S=-TnJfQ1o3Xm4jgl4CwQO5i4t2Yi2Xrme8bbdLGVRarY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.calgunsfoundation.org<\/a>)<br \/>\n is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that serves its members,<br \/>\nsupporters, and the public through educational, cultural, and judicial<br \/>\nefforts to advance Second Amendment and related civil rights.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>Second Amendment Foundation&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=BjvWWE9aunwKSQefc4%2FvgWAV5NFmXNIiibdwfSYpapwCAhA%2BfD8oHcYmbnadf4P3cjUPZ8wEziz7RpD5duehnOZwFdRZ3j%2FgBkgsW2RNOqR1kQAas2u1iw%3D%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.saf.org%2F&amp;I=20180815182133.000000294fdf%40mail6-88-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjViNzQ2ZjI4OTY2Y2IzZmYwNDFmNGU3NDs%3D&amp;S=_5QagmsAMTxy0B3Rz591S_byI7R0gQzUobSwgYkkRwo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.saf.org<\/a>)<br \/>\n is the nation\u2019s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research,<br \/>\npublishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right<br \/>\nand heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The<br \/>\n Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and<br \/>\nconducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the<br \/>\nconsequences of gun control.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I reported about a month ago, a coalition of California gun rights groups, the SAF, and individual plaintiffs&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[795,796,516,797,734,519],"class_list":["post-304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-amended-complaint","tag-aw-registration","tag-california","tag-preliminary-injunction","tag-sharp-et-al-v-becerra","tag-xavier-becerra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11544,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions\/11544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}