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California First/Second Amendment case filed

Four FFLs and the Calgun Foundation have challenged a provision of California gun laws -- on a First Amendment basis.

The law in question forbids a dealer to advertise handguns with a sign visible from outside the store, or to display the word "handgun." I believe it derives from the ancient Uniform Firearms Act. The case sounds like a winner; business speech can have some controls not allowed in non-business speech, but outlawing truthful speech is a problem even there.

Speaking of litigation, the NYSRA & NRA suit against the NY SAFE act is set for oral argument on December 8.