First and foremost, this is not a 1st Amendment issue. The 1st Amendment deals with the US Congress, not the CA legislature. CA-specific speech rights are covered in Article 1 of the California Constitution.
Then how are people suing CA over 2a restrictions?
Then how are people suing CA over 2a restrictions?
Citizens can sue a state for violating rights guaranteed by the US Constitution. If the state breaks federal law, citizens have that recourse. This instance (in the OP) is specifically a violation of the state constitution first.
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