Constitutional Law,
Criminal
Oct. 25, 2023
Pending cases involving gun laws remain in limbo
The strategic question for criminal defense attorneys is, how long can we delay cases while we wait for the courts to strike down the laws that our clients are accused of violating?
Don Hammond
Founder
Criminal Defense Heroes, P.C.
Hammond is the founder of Criminal Defense Heroes, P.C. in Torrance, California. He is also an NRA certified shooting instructor and a Critical Response Attorney for the United States Concealed Carry Association. He represents criminal defendants throughout southern California in cases involving guns, drugs, DUI, domestic violence and more.
On Oct. 19, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez struck another blow to California’s aggressive restrictions on firearm ownership. This time, he struck down the “assault weapon” ban as unconstitutional in Miller v. Bonta (Southern District of California Case No. 19-cv-01537). This is the latest in a series of court decisions striking down California’s strict firearm laws in the wake of SCOTUS’ New York Rifle & Pisto...
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