On June 26, 2008, The United States Supreme Court issued its landmark opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller confirming that the Second Amendment is an individual right for Americans to keep and bear arms.  

On April 20, 2009, the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeal issued its opinion in Nordyke v King.  This challenged an effective ban on gun shows at the Alameda County Fairgrounds by the County of Alameda. While the case was originally about banning gun shows on county property, this is the first United States Court of Appeal decision ruling that the United States Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v Heller  is “incorporated” or, in plain language, is enforceable against a State not just against the District of Columbia, which is a federal enclave.

Are built on “Off List Lower Receivers” and equipped with “Bullet Button” magazine releases.  Why they are not assault weapons in California or how to legally own an AR15 style rifle in California.