The Ninth Circuit Protects Gun Rights and Stops Confiscation

[Free Vulcan]

Every now and then the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals — arguably the nation’s most progressive federal circuit — can offer up a legal surprise. Yesterday, it gave us a legal shock, when a divided panel of its judges affirmed last year’s federal district-court injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of California’s confiscatory ban on so-called large-capacity magazines.

Under California law, any person who possesses a legally purchased magazine capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition must either remove the magazine from the state, sell it to a licensed firearm dealer, or hand it over to law enforcement. Those citizens who retained their magazines after the law went into effect risked a fine or up to one year’s imprisonment in county jail...

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/ninth-circuit-protects-gun-rights-california/

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Yes, that Ninth Circus.

[skeeter]

No one was more surprised than I.

I was rather enjoying my new career as a felon.

[XenaLee]

Every now and then the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals — arguably the nation’s most progressive federal circuit — can offer up a legal surprise. Yesterday, it gave us a legal shock, when a divided panel of its judges affirmed last year’s federal district-court injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of California’s confiscatory ban on so-called large-capacity magazines.

Under California law, any person who possesses a legally purchased magazine capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition must either remove the magazine from the state, sell it to a licensed firearm dealer, or hand it over to law enforcement. Those citizens who retained their magazines after the law went into effect risked a fine or up to one year’s imprisonment in county jail...

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/ninth-circuit-protects-gun-rights-california/

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Yes, that Ninth Circus.

I wonder how temporary that 'temporarily blocks' will be....?

[Fishrrman]

Xena asked:
"I wonder how temporary that 'temporarily blocks' will be....?"

From where the case is now, I'll reckon that it can only be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
However, I predict that the case may not be appealed "upwards". The powers-that-be of the left will think twice about doing so.

Why is that?

Because if it now becomes "unconstitutional" to ban "high capacity" magazines in California, and the Supreme Court agrees, would it then become unconstitutional for states like New York and Connecticut to maintain similar bans as well?

Did this law in California apply only to magazines?
Or were other gun peripherals included, as well?
(sorry, not familiar with the law)...

[truth_seeker]

Non-California vendors would not sell magazines to California buyers, over 10rounds.

I wonder if I can now buy from out of state, or in state a bigger magazine--tomorrow?