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California's governor said Judge Roger Benitez, who recently overturned the state's assault weapons ban, "writes press releases on behalf of" the gun ind.
(Reuters) - California officials on Thursday said the state has appealed a federal judge's decision to strike down its three-decade-old ban on assault.
It is clear the state's top leaders were not happy with U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez's ruling that the state’s definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed in most other states and by the U.S. Supreme Court.