Calif. appeals judges ruling that overturned state’s ban on so-called assault weapons
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announces that the state is appealing a recent decision by a federal judge to overturn a ban on assault weapons during a news conference at Zuckerberg General Hospital in San Francisco, Thursday, June 10, 2021. He was joined by Robyn Thomas of the Giffords Law Center, Dr. Andre Campbell of San Francisco General Hospital and San Francisco Mayor London Breed. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via AP)
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Democrats in California are taking aim at federal judge after the state’s attorney general appealed a ruling, which overturned the Golden State’s so-called “assault weapons ban.”
a federal judge in san diego lyin likening an ar-15 rifle to a swiss army knife. now california and gun control a advocates are vowing to fight back. cnn s paulo sandoval is following this story. and this assault weapons ban has been on the books in california for decades, nearly 30 years. what happens now? amara, since 1989 to be exact and then fast forward to 2019 when a lawsuit was filed essentially challenging that. and here we are just yesterday when a federal judge in san diego declared that unconstitutional, overturned it. and that s really where this controversy is right now specifically when it comes to roger bonitez s comments. i want to read you a portion of that ruling as he wrote that like the swiss army knife the popular ar-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense
states in the country. as our nation struggles with an epidemic of gun violence last night a judge in california overturned a more than 30-year ban on assault weapons in that state. in the decision judge roger bonitez says the law violates second amendment rights and weapons like the popular ar-15s which were used in the deadly shootings in newtown, parkland, san bernardino, orlando, aurora, las vegas and the list goes on, are akin to a swis army knife are, quote, are the permission combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment, end quote. a statement infuriating the father of jamie gutenberg who was killed at marjory stoneman douglas high school in that mass shooting in 2018. my daughter s in a cemetery excuse me because a swiss army knife was not used, because it was an ar-15.
weathered decades of opposition until now. san diego district judge roger bonitez voted to overturn it. the law was touted aed california s first asaumt weapons act. it established what an assault weapon is and made them illegal to buy or possess in california. this week judge bonitez ruled that ban was unconstitutional, weapons he compared to swiss army knives. if a swiss army knife had been used at pulse we would have a birthday party for my best friend last week not a vigil. they don t come a nail file and a corkscrew just in case you get lost in the woods with a bottle of wine. his decision is being celebrated by pro-gun groups, one suing the state of california in this case said it