Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places
1 year ago

Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. That decision said the constitutionality of gun laws must be assessed by whether they are “consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” “California progressive politicians refuse to accept the Supreme Court’s mandate from the Bruen case and are trying every creative ploy they can imagine to get around it,” the California association’s president, Chuck Michel, said in a statement. “The Court saw through the State’s gambit.” Michel said under the law, gun permit holders “wouldn’t be able to drive across town without passing through a prohibited area and breaking the law.” He said the judge’s decision makes Californians safer because criminals are deterred when law-abiding citizens can defend themselves. “Defying common sense, this ruling outrageously calls California’s data-backed gun safety efforts ‘repugnant.’ What is repugnant is this ruling, which greenlights the proliferation of guns in our hospitals, libraries, and children’s playgrounds — spaces, which should be safe for all,” the governor said in a statement Wednesday evening.

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Supreme Court appears to lean in favor of federal ban on sale of gun kits
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court appears to lean in favor of federal ban on sale of gun kits

LA Times  

The Supreme Court justices gave a friendly hearing Tuesday to the Biden administration’s regulation that prohibits the sale of easy-to-assemble firearms that can be sold online or through the mail. “Today the ghost gun industry’s fiction that its gun building kits are not firearms crashed into a brick wall of reality in the Supreme Court,” said Eric Tirschwell, executive director …

9th Circuit upholds California gun bans in some ‘sensitive’ places, but not others
3 months, 2 weeks ago

9th Circuit upholds California gun bans in some ‘sensitive’ places, but not others

LA Times  

A semiautomatic pistol is among several weapons displayed three years ago after being seized by the Oakland Police Department. California may enforce its recent ban on guns in “sensitive places” when it comes to parks and playgrounds, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, casinos, stadiums, amusement parks, zoos, libraries, museums, athletic facilities and the parking areas associated with them, a …

Supreme Court turns down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state bans on assault weapons
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court turns down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state bans on assault weapons

LA Times  

Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento. The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state laws in Illinois that prohibited the sale of rapid-fire assault weapons. “For now at least, the 2nd Amendment is a second-class right, and it will remain so until the Supreme …

Federal appeals court upholds California law banning gun shows at county fairs
6 months, 1 week ago

Federal appeals court upholds California law banning gun shows at county fairs

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld California’s ban on gun shows at county fairs and other public properties, deciding the laws do not violate the rights of firearm sellers or buyers. The first, which went into effect in January 2022, barred gun shows at the Orange County Fair, and the other, which took effect last year, …

9th Circuit says California ban on gun sales on state property is constitutional
6 months, 1 week ago

9th Circuit says California ban on gun sales on state property is constitutional

LA Times  

California laws barring the sale of firearms and ammunition at fairgrounds and other state property are constitutional, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. Clifton wrote that the laws don’t violate the 1st Amendment because they “solely restrict nonexpressive conduct — contracting for the sale of firearms” and don’t violate the 2nd Amendment because they do not “meaningfully …

Federal court rules firearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional
9 months ago

Federal court rules firearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Court orders that prohibited two …

Federal judge reverses himself, rules that California’s ban on billy clubs is unconstitutional
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge reverses himself, rules that California’s ban on billy clubs is unconstitutional

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A federal judge struck down a California law banning possession of club-like weapons, reversing his previous ruling from three years ago that upheld the prohibition on billy clubs, batons and similar blunt objects. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez ruled last week that the prohibition “unconstitutionally infringes the Second Amendment rights of American citizens” and enjoined the state …

Judge blocks California law targeting suppliers of ‘abnormally dangerous’ firearms
10 months ago

Judge blocks California law targeting suppliers of ‘abnormally dangerous’ firearms

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, seen in January, signed the law targeting gun manufacturers that a federal judge blocked this week. A federal judge has blocked enforcement of a California law allowing government officials and individuals to sue manufacturers and sellers of “abnormally dangerous” firearms. “This means bad actors can still be held accountable for harms their products cause.” Larry Keane, the National …

Judge rules California background check, anti-importation rules for ammo unconstitutional
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge rules California background check, anti-importation rules for ammo unconstitutional

LA Times  

A California law requiring people to submit to a background check every time they want to purchase ammunition is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled in a decision made public Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez found state laws prohibiting California buyers from purchasing and importing ammunition from out-of-state sellers likewise violate federal law. Benitez — who in recent years …

Judges put new California law barring guns in many public places on hold again
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Judges put new California law barring guns in many public places on hold again

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom spoke last February in support of legislation barring gun permit holders from bringing their firearms into many public places. A new California law barring licensed gun holders from carrying their firearms in many public places has once again been blocked — meaning it cannot be enforced — as legal challenges proceed in federal court. The law bars concealed-carry …

A California law banning the carrying of firearms in most public places is blocked again
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A California law banning the carrying of firearms in most public places is blocked again

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places was once again blocked from taking effect Saturday as a court case challenging it continues. A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel dissolved a temporary hold on a lower court injunction blocking the law. Saturday’s decision keeps in place a Dec. 20 ruling …

Judges let new California ban on guns in many public places take effect amid legal fight
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Judges let new California ban on guns in many public places take effect amid legal fight

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks in 2023 during a press conference in support of Senate Bill 2, which bars concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in many public places in the state. A new California law barring licensed gun holders from carrying their firearms into an array of public places took effect Monday despite an ongoing legal challenge to its legitimacy. …

California law banning most firearms in public is taking effect as the legal fight over it continues
11 months, 3 weeks ago

California law banning most firearms in public is taking effect as the legal fight over it continues

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places will take effect on New Year’s Day, even as a court case continues to challenge the law. “This ruling will allow our common-sense gun laws to remain in place while we appeal the district court’s dangerous ruling,” Newsom posted to X, formerly Twitter, after …

Battle over California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines shows a nation divided
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Battle over California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines shows a nation divided

LA Times  

Dozens of states are taking sides in the court fight over California’s effort to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines. Late last month, a coalition of 19 U.S. states and the District of Columbia came together to support California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. That is what happened with the two state coalitions in the case on California’s high-capacity magazine ban — …

Things to know about a federal judge’s ruling temporarily blocking California’s gun law
1 year ago

Things to know about a federal judge’s ruling temporarily blocking California’s gun law

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democrats running California’s government have passed some of the strictest gun laws in the country, but those efforts to restrict firearm access are increasingly facing successful challenges in court. They’ve gotten a recent boost from the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, which set a new standard for …

Federal judge again rules California assault weapons ban unconstitutional; state to appeal
1 year, 2 months ago

Federal judge again rules California assault weapons ban unconstitutional; state to appeal

LA Times  

Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento. “Like the Bowie Knife which was commonly carried by citizens and soldiers in the 1800s,” Benitez’s latest decision begins, “‘assault weapons’ are dangerous, but useful.” Benitez’s decision would overturn several state statutes related to such weapons, but it does not take effect immediately. …

Federal judge won’t block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds
1 year, 2 months ago

Federal judge won’t block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico’s largest metro area. The order from U.S. District Judge David Urias rejects a request from gun rights advocates to block temporary firearms restrictions as legal challenges move …

9th Circuit stays ruling against California ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines
1 year, 2 months ago

9th Circuit stays ruling against California ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines

LA Times  

The American debate over the legality of modern gun laws was again on display this week in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, where a panel of 11 judges hit pause on a decision overturning California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. The court’s liberal majority found that the state of California had made “strong arguments” for why the ban …

Newsom signs gun laws that add new taxes and limit where owners can carry firearms
1 year, 2 months ago

Newsom signs gun laws that add new taxes and limit where owners can carry firearms

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom shakes hands Tuesday with Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel after signing Gabriel’s bill that raises taxes on guns and ammunition. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control measures Tuesday, including a bill that tightens the state’s concealed-carry rules and another that imposes a new tax on firearm and ammunition sales. “I think we need to be screaming louder about this.” “I’m …

Federal judge again strikes down California law banning gun magazines of more than 10 rounds
1 year, 3 months ago

Federal judge again strikes down California law banning gun magazines of more than 10 rounds

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, a federal judge ruled Friday. Benitez ruled that “there is no American tradition of limiting ammunition capacity.” He said detachable magazines “solved a problem with historic firearms: running out of ammunition and having to slowly reload a gun.” “There have been, and …

Federal judge again overturns California ban on high-capacity gun magazines
1 year, 3 months ago

Federal judge again overturns California ban on high-capacity gun magazines

LA Times  

Prayer candles show U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez as “St. “This case is about a California state law that makes it a crime to keep and bear common firearm magazines typically possessed for lawful purposes,” wrote U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego in a 71-page decision published Friday. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez on Friday overturned California’s ban …

California law removing guns from people under restraining orders survives court challenge
1 year, 3 months ago

California law removing guns from people under restraining orders survives court challenge

LA Times  

A California law that bars people who are under restraining orders from possessing firearms survived a federal court challenge on procedural grounds Thursday, marking a win for gun control advocates. A split panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that Huntington Beach couple Miranda and Richard Wallingford’s challenge to California’s law was moot — …

9th Circuit ruling threatens California ban on unlicensed open carry of handguns
1 year, 3 months ago

9th Circuit ruling threatens California ban on unlicensed open carry of handguns

LA Times  

California laws banning people from openly carrying handguns in public without a license are under greater legal threat after a federal appellate court decision Thursday. “The court seems to think that California can’t meet this burden,” said Jake Charles, an associate professor at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law and an expert in firearms law. Rob Bonta’s office, which is defending …

Gun control laws in California and beyond in peril as Supreme Court expands 2nd Amendment
1 year, 5 months ago

Gun control laws in California and beyond in peril as Supreme Court expands 2nd Amendment

LA Times  

It wasn’t until 2008 that the Supreme Court for the first time struck down a gun control law, ruling the 2nd Amendment protected the “right of law-abiding, responsible citizens” to keep a handgun at home for self-defense. VIDEO | 04:47 Gun control laws in California may be challenged as Supreme Court expands the 2nd Amendment An opinion by Supreme Court …

Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions
1 year, 6 months ago

Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one of three measures recently signed by Democratic Gov. “In light of recent mass deaths caused by assailants using assault weapons, it is appropriate for governmental bodies to find ways to protect the public from dangerous …

Thanks to the Supreme Court, California gun cases hinge more on history than modern threats
1 year, 9 months ago

Thanks to the Supreme Court, California gun cases hinge more on history than modern threats

LA Times  

Police crime photos of assault rifles and handguns are displayed during a news conference near the site of a mass shooting in San Bernardino in 2015. “Instead of having a reasonable debate over whether a ban on assault weapons is good policy or not, we have to debate whether a ban on assault weapons has historical antecedents.” UC Berkeley Law …

California bill would ban game-style events like lotteries and raffles at gun stores
1 year, 10 months ago

California bill would ban game-style events like lotteries and raffles at gun stores

LA Times  

Customers line up outside Gun World in Burbank in 2020. A California bill would ban lotteries, raffles and other promotional events at gun stores. Adding to the growing list of gun control measures California Democrats have unveiled in recent weeks, a new bill being announced Thursday would ban firearms dealers from holding game-style promotional events such as giveaways, lotteries and …

New California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure
2 years, 5 months ago

New California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California punched back Friday against two recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. The Supreme Court’s support for the Texas law was “a terrible decision,” Newsom said. However, “if they’re going to use this framework to put women’s lives at risk, we’re going to use it to save people’s lives here in the state of California.” …

War on California gun laws revs up after Supreme Court’s ‘right to carry’ decision
2 years, 5 months ago

War on California gun laws revs up after Supreme Court’s ‘right to carry’ decision

LA Times  

A sales associate takes a close look at handguns for sale at Burbank Ammo & Guns in Burbank on June 23, 2022. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. vs. Bruen, the Supreme Court not only ruled that broad limits against people carrying firearms in states like New York and California were unconstitutional, but that other restrictions on …

California blocks gun sales to those at risk of breaking law
2 years, 5 months ago

California blocks gun sales to those at risk of breaking law

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gun makers and dealers in California will be required to block firearms sales to anyone they have “reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk” of using a gun illegally or of harming themselves or others, under a new law that Gov. The new law, the group said, “seeks to frustrate law-abiding gun owners” with the goal …

California takes aim at Supreme Court’s concealed gun ruling
2 years, 5 months ago

California takes aim at Supreme Court’s concealed gun ruling

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Days after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed more people to carry concealed weapons, California lawmakers on Tuesday moved to limit where firearms may be carried and who can have them, while struggling to stay within the high court’s ruling. “This amendment is not improving California’s concealed carry laws — it’s in defiance of this court opinion,” said …

California advances Texas-style lawsuits over illegal guns
2 years, 5 months ago

California advances Texas-style lawsuits over illegal guns

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California legislators on Monday approved Texas-style lawsuits over illegal guns, mimicking the Lone Star State’s law aimed at deterring abortions and obliquely linking the two most controversial U.S. Supreme Court decisions from last week. “What Texas did on abortion was dangerous, and we already know how disgusting the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court has …

California leaders pledge new law to address gun ruling
2 years, 6 months ago

California leaders pledge new law to address gun ruling

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California legislators will consider a new law within days to keep dangerous people from carrying concealed weapons in public, Gov. Newsom in a tweet called the ruling a “dangerous decision from a court hell bent on pushing a radical ideological agenda and infringing on the rights of states to protect our citizens from being gunned down in …

California leaders vow new gun restrictions after Supreme Court ruling threatens state law
2 years, 6 months ago

California leaders vow new gun restrictions after Supreme Court ruling threatens state law

LA Times  

Gun reform supporters listen to speakers during the March for our Lives protest against gun violence in Los Angeles on June 11. Rob Bonta on Thursday pledged to work with the governor and lawmakers to pass new gun-control legislation “to keep Californians safe” in response to a Supreme Court ruling that weakens requirements to obtain a license to carry a …

Editorial: California gun laws under threat by right-wing Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: California gun laws under threat by right-wing Supreme Court

LA Times  

Hundreds of people participate in a rally during the March for Our Lives against gun violence event in downtown Los Angeles on June 11. California’s long history of promoting public safety by embracing reasonable restrictions on guns is under threat by a Supreme Court thatput its ideology above common-sense efforts to reduce the risk of violence and death. Legislation being …

Supreme Court bolsters gun owners’ right to carry a weapon in public
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court bolsters gun owners’ right to carry a weapon in public

LA Times  

High court strikes down gun laws in California, New York and six other states that restrict permits to carry a concealed weapon. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the rights of gun owners to carry a loaded weapon in public, ruling that the 2nd Amendment right to “bear arms” overrides laws in New York and California that restrict who may …

Column: California’s tough gun laws have made the state safer than the rest of the country
2 years, 6 months ago

Column: California’s tough gun laws have made the state safer than the rest of the country

LA Times  

Retiree Yrma Fuentes holds the front page of the local newspaper showing photos of the 19 children and two teachers killed in the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. “But California children are half as likely to be shot.” Let’s examine the key elements of California’s laws, and how they might have interfered with the latest major gun-related outrages …

California moves toward allowing lawsuits over illegal guns
2 years, 6 months ago

California moves toward allowing lawsuits over illegal guns

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hours after a deadly elementary school shooting in Texas, California senators on Tuesday approved giving people the power to sue those who traffic in illegal firearms, mimicking a Texas law that is intended to deter abortions. The California version would allow people to file civil lawsuits against anyone who distributes illegal assault weapons, parts that can be …

Court: California’s under-21 gun sales ban unconstitutional
2 years, 7 months ago

Court: California’s under-21 gun sales ban unconstitutional

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that California’s ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under 21 is unconstitutional. Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday the law violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms and a San Diego judge should have blocked what it called “an almost total ban on semiautomatic centerfire rifles” for …

California's under-21 gun sales ban is unconstitutional, court says
2 years, 7 months ago

California's under-21 gun sales ban is unconstitutional, court says

NPR  

California's under-21 gun sales ban is unconstitutional, court says Enlarge this image toggle caption Ringo H.W. Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday the law violates the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms and a San Diego judge should have blocked what it called "an almost total ban on semiautomatic centerfire rifles" for young adults. Handgun sales to those under 21 …

California may empower citizens to sue over illegal firearms
2 years, 8 months ago

California may empower citizens to sue over illegal firearms

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Stung by a deadly mass shooting Sunday mere blocks from the state Capitol, California lawmakers on Tuesday advanced an innovative new approach to gun control that would empower private citizens to sue those who traffic in illegal weapons. “California leads the nation in enacting robust gun laws…and we’re still seeing this unprecedented level of gun violence,” Democratic …

California bill would have citizens enforce weapons ban
2 years, 10 months ago

California bill would have citizens enforce weapons ban

Associated Press  

DEL MAR, Calif. — California Gov. He later added: “We’ll see how principled the U.S. Supreme Court is.” The unique Texas law, approved last year, bans all abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around the sixth week of pregnancy. California’s proposed legislation is exactly what gun rights groups feared would happen if the Supreme Court allowed the Texas …

California bill would make it easier to sue gun-makers
2 years, 11 months ago

California bill would make it easier to sue gun-makers

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some Democratic California lawmakers want to make it easier for people to sue gun companies for liability in shootings that cause injuries or deaths, a move advocates said Tuesday is aimed at getting around a U.S. law that prevents such lawsuits and allows the industry to act recklessly. California Assembly member Phil Ting of San Francisco unveiled …

U.S. appeals court upholds California’s ban on large-capacity firearms magazines
3 years ago

U.S. appeals court upholds California’s ban on large-capacity firearms magazines

LA Times  

A federal appeals court decided Tuesday to uphold California’s ban on large-capacity ammunition magazines in a ruling that is likely to lead to the court’s approval of the state’s ban on assault weapons. “The ban on legal possession of large-capacity magazines reasonably supports California’s effort to reduce the devastating damage wrought by mass shootings,” Judge Susan P. Graber, a Clinton …

California appeals court ruling upending assault weapons ban
3 years, 6 months ago

California appeals court ruling upending assault weapons ban

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s governor denounced in starkly personal terms a federal judge’s upending of the state’s restrictions on assault weapons as officials announced the filing Thursday of a formal notice that they will appeal the decision. They described last week’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez as an outlier that conflicts with at least six other federal decisions …

California appeals judge’s ruling that overturned the state’s assault weapons ban
3 years, 6 months ago

California appeals judge’s ruling that overturned the state’s assault weapons ban

LA Times  

Photos of assault rifles and handguns seized during an investigation are displayed during a news conference near the site of a deadly mass shooting in San Bernardino in December 2015. Rob Bonta filed an appeal Thursday of a federal court decision that overturned the state’s ban on assault weapons, arguing that the law is needed “to protect the safety of …

Roger Benitez: Meet the federal judge who overturned California’s decades-old assault weapons ban
3 years, 6 months ago

Roger Benitez: Meet the federal judge who overturned California’s decades-old assault weapons ban

CNN  

CNN — The federal judge who overturned California’s decades-old assault weapons ban last week opened his 94-page ruling with an eye-opening analogy. “Unlike some appellate decisions in this area, Judge Benitez held the government to its burdens of proof, recognized the high hurdles the government must overcome when burdening the right to keep and bear arms, and gave the Second …

Assault weapons: The legal battle over them continues. What are they?
3 years, 6 months ago

Assault weapons: The legal battle over them continues. What are they?

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge has ruled that California’s 32-year-old assault weapons ban is unconstitutional – and that the state cannot limit civilian access to weapons he considered to be “fairly ordinary, popular, modern rifles.” Judge Roger Benitez wrote that the weapons under California’s ban were not “extraordinary weapons lying at the outer limits of Second Amendment protection,” writing that …

US judge overturns California’s ban on assault weapons
3 years, 6 months ago

US judge overturns California’s ban on assault weapons

Al Jazeera  

A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decades-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms in a blow to the state’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, who condemned the order. US District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled that the state’s definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed …

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