and what the gun industry did is they said, these are for hunting and sport. while overproducing, in quantities, every year, and doing things, like marketing these weapons to kids. and for other uses. and now, they say, it s common. it s typical. no, you are full of crap, judge. and you are going to lose. if a swiss army knife had been used at pulse, we would have had a birthday party for my best friend last week, not a vigil. the weapons we are talking about don t come with a nail file and a cork screw just in case you get lost in the woods with a bottle of wine. they are designed for one purpose, and one purpose only. that is to kill as many, as quickly as possible. after the shooting at pulse, i i don t know why. but i thought that getting copies of the autopsy reports for my best friends would bring me some sort of closure. but instead, it underscored, for me, just how gruesome their deaths really were. they took 19 rounds, between the
californians of weapons allowed in other states, weapons he compared to swiss army knives. if a swiss army knife had been used at pulse, we would have had a birthday party for my best friend last week, not a vigil. the weapons we are talking about don t come with a nail file and a corkscrew in case you get lost in the woods with a bottle of wine. reporter: in his ruling, judge benitez wrote, firearms deemed assault weapons are fairly ordinary, popular, modern rifles. the decision celebrated by pro-gun groups, one suing the state of california in this case said that it was, quote, delighted with the outcome. but those calling for stricter gun laws are outraged. frankly, the wording in that ruling sounds like it s taken directly from an email or a memo written by the national rifle association. reporter: first nominated by president george w. bush in 2003, judge benitez has a history of butting heads with the state of california in its efforts for stricter gun laws.
it established what an assault weapon is and made them illegal to buy or possess in california. this week judge benitez ruled that ban unconstitutional and deprived law-abiding californians of weapons allowed in other states, weapons he compared to swiss army knives. if a swiss army knife had been used at pulse, we would have had a birthday party for my best friend last week, not a vigil. the weapons we are talking about don t come with a nail file and a corkscrew in case you get lost in the woods with a bottle of wine. reporter: in his ruling, judge benitez wrote, firearms deemed assault weapons are fairly ordinary, popular, modern rifles. the decision celebrated by pro-gun groups, one suing the state of california in this case said that it was, quote, delighted with the outcome. but those calling for stricter gun laws are outraged. frankly, the wording in that ruling sounds like it s taken directly from an email or a memo written by the national rifle association.
made them illegal to buy or possess in california. this week, judge benitez ruled that ban was unconstitutional, and weapons he compared to swiss army knives. if a swiss army knife had been used at pulse, we would have had a birthday party for my best friend last week, not a vigil. the weapons we are talking about don t come with a nail file and corkscrew in case you get lost in the woods with a bottle of wine. firearms deemed as assault weapons are ordinary, popular, modern rifles, and the decision is being celebrated by pro gun groups, one suing the state of california in this case said it was quote delighted with the outcome. those calling for stricter gun laws are outraged. frankly, the wording in that ruling sounds like it s taken directly from an e-mail or a memo written by the national rifle association. first nominated by president george w. bush in 2003, judge
listen to their reactions to the judge comparing those rifles to swiss army knives. if a swiss army knife had been used at pulse, we would have had a birthday party for my best friend last week, not a vigil. the weapons we are talking about don t come with a nail file and a corkscrew in case you get lost in the woods with a bottle of wine. this ruling, if it were to stand, would make our country a more dangerous place. assault weapons make our country more dangerous. what are your thoughts on the ruling, the potential consequences and how it is making victims of gun violence feel? fredricka, thank you so much for that question. i don t know what that judge was thinking. it s really very sad in many respects. we are heartbroken behind all of the gun violence and those who