The Volokh Conspiracy - San Francisco Handgun Possession Ban Is Preempted by State Law,

says the California Court of Appeal, and so is the provision banning transfers of all firearms and ammunition in San Francisco. The panel vote was 3-0, and it affirmed a 2006 trial court decision that took the same view.

Thanks to Terence Edwards for the pointer, and congratulations to Chuck Michel, Don Kates, Glenn Roberts and Thomas Maciejewski on the victory.

	[Eugene Volokh, January 9, 2008 at 4:26pm] Trackbacks San Francisco Handgun Possession Ban Is Preempted by State Law, says the California Court of Appeal, and so is the provision banning transfers of all firearms and ammunition in San Francisco. The panel vote was 3-0, and it affirmed a 2006 trial court decision that took the same view. Thanks to Terence Edwards for the pointer, and congratulations to Chuck Michel, Don Kates, Glenn Roberts and Thomas Maciejewski on the victory.