Gun Owners Sue to Block Law Sharing Information With Gun Violence Researchers

Gun Owners Sue to Block Law Sharing Information With Gun Violence Researchers
AR-15 style rifles are displayed for sale at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside, Calif., on April 12, 2021. Bing Guan/Reuters
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SAN DIEGO—A group of gun owners filed a lawsuit to block a newly signed state law that allows gun owners’ personal information collected during gun and ammo purchases to be shared with a research center studying gun violence.

The suit filed Jan. 5 in San Diego court by five plaintiffs identified as John and Jane Does—three of whom are San Diego County residents—seeks to block enforcement of AB 173, which amended state gun laws to allow disclosure of gun purchasers’ information to the California Firearm Violence Research Center at University of California–Davis.

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