Federal Judge Strikes Down California’s One-Gun-a-Month Law

It doesn’t meet requirements outlined in U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, he writes.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference in Sacramento, Calif., on Feb. 1, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

A California law barring people from buying more than one gun a month has been struck down.

In his March 11 ruling, a federal judge said that the one-gun-a-month (OGM) law does not adhere to requirements for gun restrictions outlined by the U.S. Supreme Court in a pivotal 2022 decision.