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State Chapters => California => Topic started by: Elderberry on April 03, 2020, 06:55:49 pm
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Courthouse News by Blanca Bruno 4/2/2020
Posing hypothetical questions about the “slippery slope†California’s voter-approved ban on gun magazines with over 10 rounds of ammunition could have on gun owners’ rights, the Ninth Circuit considered Thursday whether Proposition 63 was unconstitutional.
Appealing U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez’s decision last year striking down the 2016 law passed by 63% of California voters, Deputy Attorney General John Echeverria said the ban was enacted to protect residents and reduce casualties in mass shootings.
The law was challenged by gun owner Virginia Duncan and the California Rifle and Pistol Association in 2017.
U.S. Circuit Judge Consuelo Callahan, a George W. Bush appointee, echoed Benitez – also a Bush appointee – when suggesting via teleconference Thursday that residents who become victims of a home invasion might not be “a great shot†and may need enough rounds to take down a home intruder.
“There seems to be some evidence that people need more than a few bullets to defend themselves in the home,†Callahan said.
More: https://www.courthousenews.com/ninth-circuit-panel-skeptical-about-california-ban-on-big-gun-magazines/ (https://www.courthousenews.com/ninth-circuit-panel-skeptical-about-california-ban-on-big-gun-magazines/)
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... Deputy Attorney General John Echeverria said the ban was enacted to protect residents and reduce casualties in mass shootings.
Echeverria should have been asked how long it takes to remove and replace an empty magazine. This ban would not meaningfully hinder a mass-shooter.
And before anyone asks, I was one of the 37% who voted against this unconstitutional travesty. So I did not get what I voted for.
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Echeverria should have been asked how long it takes to remove and replace an empty magazine. This ban would not meaningfully hinder a mass-shooter.
And before anyone asks, I was one of the 37% who voted against this unconstitutional travesty. So I did not get what I voted for.
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