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Documents may be downloaded by clicking on the underlined title.

Please note that some of our materials have been written in the name of, or refer to, the Firearms Law Center, a project name that LCAV ceased using as of June 30, 2004.

Regulating Guns in America -- An Evaluation and Comparative Analysis of Federal, State and Selected Local Gun Laws
Designed for use by state and local officials, law enforcement, and gun violence prevention advocates, this report provides a comprehensive, national review of existing federal and state laws on more than twenty topics covering all major areas of gun policy. The report also includes a discussion of local laws in ten major U.S. cities, compares and contrasts different policy approaches, and offers a list of features that characterize the most comprehensive legislative solution in each area.

2005 California Report: Recent Developments in Federal, State and Local Gun Laws (2006)
Information about the epidemic of gun violence in California and nationwide, with an update on firearm-related legal developments at the federal, state and local levels.

2004 California Report: Recent Developments in Federal, State and Local Gun Laws (2004)
Information about the epidemic of gun violence in California and nationwide, with an update on firearm-related legal developments at the federal, state and local levels.

Statement on the Expiration of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban September 14, 2004

Banning Assault Weapons - A Legal Primer for State and Local Action (2004)
Written for activists and public officials and intended to serve as a practical guide to the legal and policy issues surrounding the adoption and strengthening of assault weapon bans at the state and local level. Originally released in April 2004, and reissued in September 2004 following the September 13, 2004 expiration of the federal assault weapon ban.

2003 California Report: Recent Developments in Federal, State and Local Gun Laws (2003)
Information about the epidemic of gun violence in California and nationwide, with an update on firearm-related legal developments at the federal, state and local levels.

Gun Laws Do Make a Difference: An Analysis of the October 2003 CDC Study Evaluating the Effectiveness of Firearms Laws (2003)
Written in response to an October 2003 study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding the effectiveness of firearms laws in preventing violence. Helps activists and public officials respond to the gun lobby’s claim that gun laws are ineffective.

Op Eds

LCAV’s op eds provide legal analysis and commentary on important gun violence prevention issues.

Where available, a document may be downloaded by clicking on the underlined title. To access documents that are not available online, please contact LCAV via e-mail at requestassistance@lcav.org or call 415-433-2062. For more information on firearms laws and policies, click here.

Please note that some of our materials have been written in the name of, or refer to, the Firearms Law Center, a project name that LCAV ceased using as of June 30, 2004.

A Problem Worse Than Iraq, The Recorder (October 12, 2007).

Tragedy Inspired Fight Against Guns, Daily Journal (July 13, 2007).

Public Health Approach Can Curb Gun Deaths, The State Journal-Register Online for Springfield, Illinois (May 28, 2007).

Pro-Gun Logic Is Wrong on the Facts, The Recorder (September 22, 2006).

Gun Control 13 Years After Law Firm Massacre, Daily Journal (July 17, 2006).

Legal Immunity for Gun Industry Is Completely Unjustified, Daily Journal (August 8, 2005).

Americans Must Work for State, Local Reform of Firearms Laws, Daily Journal (December 2, 2004).

Holding Our Pols Accountable for Gun Deaths, Chicago Tribune (November 23, 2004).

Expired ban on assault weapons will leave us vulnerable, San Francisco Chronicle (September 10, 2004).

Attorneys Must Work to Pass State, Local Laws Against Guns, San Francisco Daily Journal (July 21, 2004).

Will the NRA shoot itself in the foot over assault-weapons ban? San Francisco Chronicle (March 7, 2004).

Don't give gun makers a break, The Recorder (April 18, 2003).

Gun makers lose their shield, San Francisco Chronicle (September 25, 2002).

Taking Aim: NRA’s Crusade Defies Common Sense and Harms Children, San Francisco Daily Journal (May 15, 2002).

Gun Lover Misstates The Case: Courts Never Have Said Right to Bear Arms Is Unrestricted, San Francisco Daily Journal (November 16, 2001).

Taking Aim at ‘Navegar,’ The Recorder (September 12, 2001).

Ashcroft not top gun on Constitution, Chicago Sun-Times (August 21, 2001).

Guns and Violence: More attorneys are fighting back by mentoring our economically disadvantaged youth, California Law Business (July 30, 2001).

Lives forever changed by the 101 California shooting, San Francisco Chronicle (July 1, 2001).

2nd Amendment Argument Is Myth, San Francisco Chronicle (July 28, 1998).

Lungren should realize guns, like teddy bears, need safety regulations, Sacramento Bee (February 9, 1997).

Time to Shoot Straight: Calling on the attorney general to take a stand on gun control, The Recorder (December 18, 1996).

Gun Laws Under Fire: Municipality’s Ban on ‘Specials’ Should Survive Legal Challenge, San Francisco Daily Journal (July 15, 1996).

Target Market: Gun Liability Decision Spares Makers of Other Dangerous Products, San Francisco Daily Journal (May 24, 1995).

Policy Statements

LCAV's policy statements provide legal analysis and commentary on major developments relating to gun violence prevention

LCAV's Statement on Congressional Passage of the Federal Gun Industry Immunity Bill, October 20, 2005

Statement on the Expiration of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban, September 14, 2004