The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s “one-gun-per-month” law as unconstitutional in a 3-0 ruling, the Firearms Policy Coalition said Friday.

“California has a ‘one-gun-a-month’ law that prohibits most people from buying more than one firearm in a 30-day period. The district court held that this law violates the Second Amendment. We affirm,” wrote Judge Danielle J. Forrest, a Donald Trump appointee.

“California’s law is facially unconstitutional because possession of multiple firearms and the ability to acquire firearms through purchase without meaningful constraints are protected by the Second Amendment and California’s law is not supported by our nation’s tradition of firearms regulation.”

Judges John B. Owens, a Barack Obama appointee, and Bridget S. Bade, a Trump appointee, joined with Forrest in the unanimous ruling.

Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Office told GV Wire, “California is committed to defending our commonsense firearm safety laws. We are reviewing the opinion.”

“As this decision shows, the right to keep and bear arms cannot be limited by an arbitrary cap on the number of guns that can be acquired at one time,” said Firearms Policy Coalition President Brandon Combs in a statement. “We have a right to buy more than one gun at a time just as we have a right to buy more than one bible at a time.”

Supporters can view the ruling at firearmspolicy.org/nguyen.

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