Galvan v. Superior Court

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1969-04-23

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PETERS, J. This is a petition for writ of mandate by John Galvan, a resident, taxpayer and firearms owner in San Francisco, in which he attacks the constitutionality of ordinance No. 175-68, the so-called San Francisco gun law. The ordinance, enacted in July 1968, provides for the registration of all firearms within San Francisco, with certain exceptions. 1 Galvan contends that the…

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