Gun advocates allege California’s recently enacted ban on advertisements of firearm-related products directed at children is an unconstitutional attempt to stifle speech and penalize a “politically disfavored” entity, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court.
The lawsuit contends the legislation, A.B. 2571, that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed June 30 violates free speech, commercial speech, and assembly rights.
Junior Sports Magazines Inc., the California Rife & Pistol Association, the Second Amendment Foundation, and other groups contend the law “is both facially overbroad and far more extensive than necessary to achieve any purported interest.” The groups sponsor youth shooting ...
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