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Federal Judge Rules CA Assault Weapon Ban UNCONSTITUTIONAL - US Military Times Article
Federal Judge Rules CA Assault Weapon Ban UNCONSTITUTIONAL - US Military Times Article
Federal Judge Rules CA Assault Weapon Ban UNCONSTITUTIONAL - US Military Times Article
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numerous firearms models by name and any semiautomatic,
centerfire rifle that have the capacity to accept a detachable
magazine in addition to one or more other features including
a “pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the
action of the weapon,” a thumbhole stock or collapsable
stock. The law also prohibited magazines with an
ammunition capacity beyond 10 rounds.
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purposes.”
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equating assault rifles with Swiss Army knives — especially
on Gun Violence Awareness Day and after the recent
shootings in our own California communities,” Bonta said,
according to the New York Times.
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judge’s ability to make impartial fact-based rulings, but the
fact that this judge compared the AR-15 — a weapon of war
that’s used on the battlefield — to a Swiss Army knife
completely undermines the credibility of this decision and is
a slap in the face to the families who’ve lost loved ones to this
weapon. We’re not backing down from this fight, and we’ll
continue pushing for common-sense gun laws that will save
lives.”
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