Virginia Duncan v. Rob Bonta

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VIRGINIA DUNCAN; RICHARD LEWIS; No. 19-55376

PATRICK LOVETTE; DAVID

MARGUGLIO; CHRISTOPHER D.C. No. WADDELL; CALIFORNIA RIFLE & 3:17-cv-01017- PISTOL ASSOCIATION, INC., a BEN-JLB California corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees,

OPINION

v.

ROB BONTA, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California, Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Roger T. Benitez, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted En Banc June 22, 2021 Pasadena, California

Filed November 30, 2021

Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, and Susan P. Graber, Richard A. Paez, Marsha S. Berzon, Sandra S. Ikuta, Mary H. Murguia, Paul J. Watford, Andrew D. Hurwitz, Ryan D. Nelson, Patrick J. Bumatay and Lawrence VanDyke, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Graber; Concurrence by Judge Graber; Concurrence by Judge Berzon; Concurrence by Judge Hurwitz; Dissent by Judge Bumatay; Dissent by Judge VanDyke

SUMMARY *

Second Amendment

The en banc court reversed the district court’s…