Challenge to San Jose Gun Liability Insurance Law Axed on Appeal

A lawsuit challenging a San Jose, Calif., law requiring gun owners to maintain liability insurance and pay a fee to a designated gun harm reduction nonprofit was tossed out by a federal appeals court on Friday.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said in a five-page, nonprecedential opinion that the legal challenge from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association was properly dismissed by the district court because it lacked Article III jurisdiction over the case.

The lawsuit, which alleged First and Second Amendment violations, didn’t have any allegations that the Silicon Valley city was going to enforce its ...