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Brady Campaign Applauds Ruling Upholding Strong Local Gun Law Under Second Amendment
Apr 20, 2009
Washington, DC – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld Alameda County’s ordinance banning possession and sales of firearms on county-owned property, that was enacted to end gun shows on county fairgrounds.
“We are pleased that the court recognized that the Second Amendment does not prevent state and local governments from enacting common-sense gun laws,” said Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
The decision in Nordyke v. King is the first federal appeals court decision deciding whether a gun law violates the Second Amendment since the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the District of Columbia’s handgun ban in District of Columbia v. Heller issued in June 2008.
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We are driven by the focused vision of a nation where all Americans are safe at home, at work, at school, and in our communities.
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