California’s ‘One Gun a Month’ Law is Unconstitutional, Court Affirms

The state argued that the Second Amendment guarantees only a right to possess a single firearm. ‘California is wrong,’ the appeals court judge said.

Shoppers browse among firearms and accessories at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show at the Convention Center in Ontario, Calif., on Jan. 28, 2023. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images

California’s “one-gun-a-month” law violates the Second Amendment, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled June 20, affirming a lower court’s decision.

“The panel held that California’s law is facially unconstitutional because the plain text of the Second Amendment protects the possession of multiple firearms and protects against meaningful constraints on the acquisition of firearms through purchase,” wrote Circuit Judge Danielle Forrest in the opinion.