Constitutional Law
Nov. 1, 2023
California won’t dodge gun-ownership historical analysis
California may have good public policy arguments for banning the most commonly-owned types of rifles in the country, or all guns for that matter. But those interest-balancing arguments are simply not relevant in light of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Heller, and more recently in Bruen.
On Oct. 19, Southern District of California Federal District Judge Roger T. Benitez struck down, as unconstitutional restraints of the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners, numerous California statutes relating to what the state terms as “assault weapons.” In a 79-page written ruling, Judge Benitez granted the plaintiffs’ motion for an injunction prohibiting enforcement of the California statutes regulating assault weapons. The California Attorney Genera...
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