JACKSON v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

No. 12-17803.

746 F.3d 953 (2014)

Espanola JACKSON; Paul Colvin; Thomas Boyer; Larry Barsetti; David Golden; Noemi Margaret Robinson; National Rifle Association of America, Inc.; San Francisco Veteran Police Officers Association, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; Edwin M. Lee, Mayor for the City and County of San Francisco; Greg Suhr, San Francisco Police Chief, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 25, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.D. Michel (argued), Michel & Associates, P.C., Long Beach, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Dennis J. Herrera , City Attorney; Wayne Snodgrass and Christine Van Aken (argued), Deputy City Attorneys, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Anthony T. Caso , John C. Eastman , and Karen J. Lugo , Orange, CA, for Amicus Curiae Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence.

David B. Kopel , Denver, CO; Dan M. Peterson , Dan M. Peterson PLLC, Fairfax, VA, for Amici Curiae California Rifle and Pistol Association Foundation and Independence Institute.

Don B. Kates , Battle Ground, WA, for Amicus Curiae FFLGuard LLC and Gun Owners of California, Inc.

Paul Flum and Anand Viswanathan , San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Curiae Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Major Cities Chiefs Association; Jonathan Lowy , Washington D.C., for Amicus Curiae Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

Brent P. Ray and Casey R. Frank , Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

Before: DOROTHY W. NELSON, MILAN D. SMITH, JR., and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

I

This appeal raises the question whether two of San Francisco's firearm and ammunition regulations, which limit but do not destroy Second Amendment rights, are constitutional. We conclude that both regulations withstand constitutional scrutiny, and affirm the district court's denial of Jackson's motion for preliminary injunction.

II

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