and wynne lee. both are expected to be charged with murder. also in california we are tracking a fallout from the judge s decision to overturn that state s longstanding ban, i should say, on assault weapons. guad venegas is live in san diego with this story. the judge compared ar-15s to swiss army knives. what s been the reaction there and where is this case headed next. craig, good morning. there s been a backlash against a judge specifically not just because he s asking to overturn this ban that s been in place since 1989 and also because of the language used. the use of comparing a swiss army knife and we have a statement by the judge in this ruling. he is saying like the swiss army knife, the popular ar-15 rifle is the perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment.
calls it a direct threat to public safety. in writing his decision, u.s. district judge called the assault ban a failed experiment. he even compared the ar 15 semiautomatic rifle to a swiss army knife calling it a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment. good for both home and battle. trauma surgeons tell a story about the kinds of wounds these weapons cause. a man who lost his daughter to gun violence in the shooting responded this way. if a swiss army knife were used, most of the other kids and adults would be alive today. let me deliver a message to this activist judge that has been at this for a while. you re a liar. and your opinion is written. utilizing the exact language of the gun lobby. these are not new words. these are not new phrases.
both at the federal level as well as the state level, are effective at reducing mass shootings and other fatalities. you mentioned the language the judge wrote. the judge wrote, quote, like the swiss army knife, the popular ar-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment. a lot of people resenting the comparison to a swiss army knife. many critics say it s a very guns rights reading of the second amendment and guns rights supporters are hoping that it reflects the views of the supreme court, where as you sort of allude to, this case might end up. in this case, in the others that may wind up in front of this particular supreme court, how optimistic are you given the 6-3 conservative majority? the truth is that the supreme court, even with a 5-4 conservative majority, rejected taking up cases on the second amendment, almost 100 of them over the last ten years. even with a conservative majority, the supreme court has been reluctant to greatly
injured. the weapon used, an assault rifle. las vegas shooting, 59 dead. the weapon used, and that any are 15. yet a california judge in lifting a ban on that right weapon says, like the swiss army knife, the popular ar-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment. good for both home and battle and bc s is in los angeles with backlash. i, good morning. the governor of california immediately reacting against this ruling. we know that governor newsom had been an advocate of gun control over the years. even before becoming governor. he issued a statement after the ruling saying that this decision is a direct threat to public safety and the lives of innocent californians, period. 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 it is a slap in the face to
weapon and homeland defense equipment. a lot of people resenting the comparison to a swiss army knife. many critics say it s a very guns rights reading of the second amendment and guns rights supporters are hoping that it reflects the views of the supreme court, where as you sort of allude to, this case might end up. in this case, in the others that may wind up in front of this particular supreme court, how off the mystic are you given the 6-3 conservative majority? the truth is that the supreme court, even with a 5-4 conservative majority, rejected taking up cases on the second amendment, almost 100 of them over the last ten years. even with a conservative majority, the supreme court has been reluctant to greatly expand second amendment rights to upend gun regulations across the country. as it stands we have very, very few, almost no gun regulations at the federal level. some states have stepped in to