Federal judge again strikes down California law banning gun magazines of more than 10 rounds

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Federal judge again strikes down California law banning gun magazines of more than 10 rounds
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California cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, a federal judge ruled Friday.

The decision from U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez won’t take effect immediately. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, has already filed a notice to appeal the ruling. The ban is likely to remain in effect while the case is still pending.

This is the second time Benitez has struck down California’s law banning certain types of magazines. The first time he struck it down — way back in 2017 — an appeals court ended up reversing his decision.

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Shocking! Another dumb ineffective gun law that was clearly never going to stand is shot down.

Really good use of political capital and money.

I find that neither side of the spectrum has any notion of political capital. They simply say, "I'm right and that's all that counts!"

Great example, the GOP is in the "find out" stage of "fucking around" with abortion.

True, but if we keep trying, we will eventually get a judge that decides the case based on feelings instead of that outdated paper.

I can't tell if this is a joke or not, and that makes me sad

It will take a left leaning supreme court, but that's exactly what will happen. If a future scotus decides to override Bruen and Heller, we're back to square one.

Tell us how a capacity ban makes us safer and should be upheld by the courts. Caveat: I'm a liberal and a gun owner who is well versed in firearms. I doubt you'll like my rebuttals, but I always hope to learn something new by these discussions.