A coalition of gun rights groups on July 8 sued California over a law that bars stores and others from marketing guns to minors.
The law “violates Plaintiffs’ right to engage in free speech” and “their right to equal protection,” the Second Amendment Foundation, Junior Sports Magazines, and other groups said in the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in central California.
The law says that “a firearm industry member” is prohibited “from advertising or marketing any firearm-related product, as defined, in a manner that is designed, intended, or reasonably appears to be attractive to minors.”
It enables fines of $25,000 for each violation, and also authorizes a person harmed by a violation to sue the violator….