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 appointee, wrote for the court. “Large-capacity magazines allow a shooter to fire more bullets from a single firearm uninterrupted,” Graber wrote, “and a murderer’s pause to reload or switch weapons allows potential victims and law enforcement officers to flee or to confront the attacker.” The court noted that Washington, D.C., and eight other states have also imposed restrictions on large-capacity magazines and that six other federal courts of appeals have upheld the laws. The majority’s “views drive this circuit’s case law, ignoring the original meaning of the 2nd Amendment and fully exploiting the discretion inherent in the Supreme Court’s cases,” Van Dyke wrote. As to VanDyke’s contention that mass shootings were rare, Hurwitz shot back: “The people of California should not be precluded from attempting to prevent mass murders simply because they don’t occur regularly enough in the eyes of an unelected Article III judge.” Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle & Pistol Assn., said his group would ask the 9th Circuit to put a hold on the decision while the association seeks review in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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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 …

Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s ban on the AR-15 rifle is unconstitutional, but the state’s cap on magazines over 10 rounds passes constitutional muster, a federal judge said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan’s 69-page opinion says he was compelled to rule as he did because of the Supreme Court’s rulings in firearms cases, particularly the 2022 Bruen decision that …

Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional

LA Times  

An AR-15-style rifle is fired at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives facility in Martinsburg, W.Va. New Jersey’s ban on the AR-15 rifle is unconstitutional, but the state’s cap on magazines over 10 rounds passes constitutional muster, a federal judge said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan’s 69-page opinion says he was compelled to rule as he did …

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 …

Will latest Supreme Court decision affect California bans on assault weapons, magazines?
6 months ago

Will latest Supreme Court decision affect California bans on assault weapons, magazines?

LA Times  

Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento in 2012. A long-awaited U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a federal law barring domestic abusers from possessing firearms will have a narrower impact than some had hoped, but it will nonetheless play an important role in reshaping gun laws in California and across …

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 …

Washington gun store sold hundreds of high-capacity ammunition magazines in 90 minutes without ban
8 months, 1 week ago

Washington gun store sold hundreds of high-capacity ammunition magazines in 90 minutes without ban

Associated Press  

KELSO, Washington — A Washington state gun store owner said he sold hundreds of high-capacity ammunition magazines in the short span of time Monday between a judge ruling a ban on the sales unconstitutional and the state filing an emergency appeal to the Washington Supreme Court. Wentz is behind the court challenge to Washington’s high-capacity magazine ban, with the help …

Washington state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines ruled unconstitutional, but state appeals
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Washington state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines ruled unconstitutional, but state appeals

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — A judge in Washington state ruled Monday that the state’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines is unconstitutional — but the law will remain in effect while the state appeals the decision. Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor ruled that Washington’s ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds violates both the Washington state and U.S. constitutions, …

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 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 …

Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons
1 year ago

Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for a proposal to make assault-style weapons less deadly. “I’ve got a set of lawmakers that are more likely than not to have a fair debate about guns, gun violence, weapons of war and keeping New Mexicans safe than members of Congress are,” said Lujan Grisham, a …

9th Circuit stays ruling against California assault weapons ban, pending appeal
1 year, 1 month ago

9th Circuit stays ruling against California assault weapons ban, pending appeal

LA Times  

Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento in 2012. A federal appellate court this weekend paused a lower court decision overturning California’s ban on assault weapons, granting a stay in the matter — and leaving the law intact — while it hears an appeal. The 2-1 decision by a three-judge …

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. …

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 …

9th Circuit rules California ban on marketing guns to minors is probably unconstitutional
1 year, 3 months ago

9th Circuit rules California ban on marketing guns to minors is probably unconstitutional

LA Times  

California’s law banning the marketing of firearms to minors is probably unconstitutional under the 1st Amendment, a federal appellate court ruled Wednesday. Writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Circuit Judge Kenneth K. Lee wrote that while the ban may be intended to diminish gun violence, the “First Amendment demands more than good …

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 …

Appeals court rules against longstanding drug user gun ban cited in Hunter Biden case
1 year, 4 months ago

Appeals court rules against longstanding drug user gun ban cited in Hunter Biden case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has ruled that drug users shouldn’t automatically be banned from having guns, marking the latest sign of upheaval in the nation’s firearm legal landscape and raising questions about a law cited in the case against Hunter Biden. The appeals court cited the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision known as New York State Rifle & …

Judge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook
1 year, 4 months ago

Judge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark 2013 gun control law, passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, until a gun rights group’s lawsuit against the statute has concluded. U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven ruled the National Association for Gun Rights has not shown that the …

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 …

Gun rights supporters sue Connecticut after governor signs bill with open carry ban
1 year, 6 months ago

Gun rights supporters sue Connecticut after governor signs bill with open carry ban

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed the most wide-ranging state gun control bill since a 2013 law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sparking an immediate lawsuit by gun rights supporters seeking to block a ban on open carrying and other parts of the new law. It’s the latest legal fight …

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 already has nation’s strictest gun laws. Mass shootings could spur push to go further
1 year, 10 months ago

California already has nation’s strictest gun laws. Mass shootings could spur push to go further

LA Times  

Law enforcement officials on Sunday secure and investigate the scene where a gunman opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park. After a deadly wave of mass shootings in the United States last year — including one in Buffalo, N.Y., and another at a school in Uvalde, Texas — that collectively killed 31, California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature responded by …

California mass shooting: Gun laws in the state are stricter than in the rest of US, but are they enough?
1 year, 11 months ago

California mass shooting: Gun laws in the state are stricter than in the rest of US, but are they enough?

Firstpost  

America once again saw a mass shooting on Sunday during Lunar New Year celebrations in California’s Monterey Park, a majority Asian-American city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles. While there is still much we don’t know about the motive in this senseless attack, we do know that many families are grieving tonight, or praying that their loved one will …

Oregon judge halts voter-approved high-capacity magazine ban
2 years ago

Oregon judge halts voter-approved high-capacity magazine ban

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon judge handed guns rights advocates a victory Thursday and placed a new, voter-approved ban on high-capacity magazines that was intended to curtail mass shootings on hold until questions about its constitutionality can be decided. Harney County Judge Robert Raschio released the written ruling after a lengthy court hearing earlier this week in which attorneys for …

Oregon voters approve permit-to-purchase for guns and ban high-capacity magazines
2 years, 1 month ago

Oregon voters approve permit-to-purchase for guns and ban high-capacity magazines

NPR  

Oregon voters approve permit-to-purchase for guns and ban high-capacity magazines toggle caption Andrew Selsky/AP PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregonians have voted to significantly tighten the state's gun laws, according to a call by The Associated Press. Until now, only seven states and Washington, D.C., have had permit-to-purchase laws that apply to all firearms, according to the Giffords Law Center, a national …

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 opens the door to suing gun makers. Here’s what the new law does
2 years, 5 months ago

California opens the door to suing gun makers. Here’s what the new law does

LA Times  

Three weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down tough state controls on concealed weapon licenses, California Gov. How the law would be enforced AB 1594 is designed to be enforced through lawsuits — not just by the state attorney general but also by attorneys for city and county governments and by anyone “who has suffered harm as a result …

California enacts sweeping gun control laws, setting up a legal showdown
2 years, 5 months ago

California enacts sweeping gun control laws, setting up a legal showdown

LA Times  

Less than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against restrictions on carrying firearms in public in a substantial victory for 2nd Amendment advocates, California Gov. I think it’s important to adopt the laws and then see where the court is going to draw the line.” Eugene Volokh, a UCLA School of Law professor, said the Supreme Court’s decision …

Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Thursday that gun cases involving restrictions in Hawaii, California, New Jersey and Maryland deserve a new look following its major decision in a gun case last week. In light of last week’s ruling — which said that Americans have a right to carry a gun outside the home — lower courts should take another …

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 …

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 …

High-capacity ammo magazines will be banned starting July 1
2 years, 6 months ago

High-capacity ammo magazines will be banned starting July 1

Associated Press  

EVERETT, Wash. — Starting July 1, the sale of ammunition magazines with more than 10 rounds will be banned in Washington state. The Second Amendment Foundation and other gun rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit this month claiming the new law violates constitutional protections under the Second and Fourteenth amendments. “Many of the most popular handguns and modern semiautomatic rifles …

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 …

U.S. appeals court overturns California ban on semiautomatic rifle sales to those under 21
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. appeals court overturns California ban on semiautomatic rifle sales to those under 21

LA Times  

People wait to enter a gun store in Culver City in 2020. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the 2nd Amendment “protects the right of young adults to keep and bear arms, which includes the right to purchase them.” The ruling reverses a lower court’s decision not to issue an …

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 …

Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules
2 years, 9 months ago

Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules

Associated Press  

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. The new law also makes selling a prohibited magazine or offering one for distribution or sale a violation of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act, which allows the attorney general’s office to take action on alleged violations of the act to get restitution and civil penalties. In a statement issued after the bill signing, the Sacramento, California-based …

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 …

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