California Judge Blocks Law Mandating Release of Gun Owners’ Personal Information

California must stop sharing the personal identifying information of the state’s gun owners with academic researchers, a state judge has ruled.

San Diego Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal issued a preliminary injunction against California’s Assembly Bill 173 on Friday. Judge Bacal noted that allowing the law to remain in effect while the case continued sufficiently threatened the privacy rights of California gun owners.

“Accordingly, plaintiffs have shown that the balance of harms weighs in favor of issuing the injunction,” she noted in her order.