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Wiese v. Becerra

01.28.19

Defending California’s prohibition on large-capacity magazines.

Court: Eastern District of California

Issue at Stake: Large-capacity magazines

Summary: Everytown submitted this amicus brief in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in defense of California’s large-capacity magazine prohibition. This brief discusses the long history of regulating especially dangerous weapons, including a century of restrictions on firearms capable of firing a large number of rounds without reloading; the circularity of the “common use” test relied upon by plaintiffs; and the impact that regulating large-capacity magazines has on preventing both mass shootings and day-to-day gun violence. The court denied Everytown’s motion for leave to file this amicus brief.

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