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Federal judge blocks California law banning guns in most public places
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Dec 21, 2023, 4:42:18 AM12/21/23
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A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a California law that
would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it
violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people
of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones.
The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September was set to take effect
Jan. 1. It would have banned people from carrying concealed guns in 26
places including public parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos.
It would apply whether the person has a permit to carry a concealed weapon
or not. One exception would be for privately owned businesses that put up
signs saying people are allowed to carry guns on their premises.
U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney granted a preliminary injunction
blocking the law, which he wrote was “sweeping, repugnant to the Second
Amendment, and openly defiant of the Supreme Court.”
The decision is a victory for the California Rifle and Pistol Association,
which sued to block the law. The measure overhauled the state’s rules for
concealed carry permits in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen.
“California progressive politicians refuse to accept the Supreme Court’s
mandate from the Bruen case and are trying every creative ploy they can
imagine to get around it,” the California association's president, Chuck
Michel, said in a statement. “The Court saw through the State’s gambit.”
Michel said under the law, gun permit holders “wouldn’t be able to drive
across town without passing through a prohibited area and breaking the
law.” He said the judge's decision makes Californians safer because
criminals are deterred when law-abiding citizens can defend themselves.
Carney is a former Orange County Superior Court judge who was appointed to
the federal bench by President George W. Bush in 2003.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/federal-judge-
blocks-california-law-banning-guns-in-most-public-places/3385666/
would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it
violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people
of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones.
The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September was set to take effect
Jan. 1. It would have banned people from carrying concealed guns in 26
places including public parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos.
It would apply whether the person has a permit to carry a concealed weapon
or not. One exception would be for privately owned businesses that put up
signs saying people are allowed to carry guns on their premises.
U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney granted a preliminary injunction
blocking the law, which he wrote was “sweeping, repugnant to the Second
Amendment, and openly defiant of the Supreme Court.”
The decision is a victory for the California Rifle and Pistol Association,
which sued to block the law. The measure overhauled the state’s rules for
concealed carry permits in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen.
“California progressive politicians refuse to accept the Supreme Court’s
mandate from the Bruen case and are trying every creative ploy they can
imagine to get around it,” the California association's president, Chuck
Michel, said in a statement. “The Court saw through the State’s gambit.”
Michel said under the law, gun permit holders “wouldn’t be able to drive
across town without passing through a prohibited area and breaking the
law.” He said the judge's decision makes Californians safer because
criminals are deterred when law-abiding citizens can defend themselves.
Carney is a former Orange County Superior Court judge who was appointed to
the federal bench by President George W. Bush in 2003.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/federal-judge-
blocks-california-law-banning-guns-in-most-public-places/3385666/
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