The Ninth Circuit Protects Gun Rights and Stops Confiscation https://t.co/pvHlEPSjlk via @DavidAFrench pic.twitter.com/VbG0PYuLZ6
— National Review (@NRO) July 20, 2018
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.
The district court’s 66-page opinion was a legal tour-de-force that not only dismantled California’s justifications for the ban, but also reiterated and reinforced the constitutional and historical basis for the right to keep and bear arms....
Justice Department, gun rights groups clash after assault weapons deadline passes https://t.co/5P0eX2yhnP
— The Sacramento Bee (@sacbee_news) July 21, 2018
“This marks the end of gun control.” Govt decides sharing of 3D printer gun files a constitutional right https://t.co/e8j2v5O8PV #FoxNews
— Taryn (@TarynOnthenews) July 21, 2018
