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March 20 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday blocked California from enforcing a state law requiring new semiautomatic handguns to have certain safety features, finding it violates the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney in Santa Anna, California is the latest in a line of decisions striking down state gun laws following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year expanding gun rights. The judge said it would not take effect for 14 days to give the state a chance to appeal.
The California Rifle & Pistol Association and four individuals sued the state last year to challenge the law. The association hailed the ruling while the office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Federal Judge Cormac Carney issues injunction to set aside California law requiring handguns to meet specific safety standards and be approved by the state, says it violates gunowners’ rights. https://t.co/0Ax4ZYgejc
— Dan Walters (@DanCALmatters) March 20, 2023
Stephen Gutowski, founder of http://TheReload.com, shared the following details and commentary in a series of Twitter posts:
California can’t ban residents from buying modern handguns.
“Californians have the constitutional right to acquire and use state-of-the-art handguns to protect themselves. They should not be forced to settle for decade-old models of handguns to ensure that they remain safe inside or outside the home.”
“Californians have the constitutional right to acquire and use state-of-the-art handguns to protect themselves. They should not be forced to settle for decade-old models of handguns to ensure that they remain safe inside or outside the home.” https://t.co/XZUmn1KQuF
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) March 20, 2023
Federal District Judge Cormac J. Carney, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled California’s Unsafe Handgun Act is unconstitutional. His preliminary injunction goes into effect in 2 weeks. California is likely to appeal, though the AG hasn’t commented.
In 2001, California required all new pistol models to include a loaded chamber indicator and magazine disconnect safety. That reduced the number of handguns available to civilians (cops are exempted from the “unsafe” handgun roster).
In 2001, California required all new pistol models to include a loaded chamber indicator and magazine disconnect safety. That reduced the number of handguns available to civilians (cops are exempted from the “unsafe” handgun roster).
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) March 20, 2023
In 2013, California began requiring all new pistol models to also have “microstamping” to help trace spent casings. However, no gun anywhere in the world has ever had the technology. So, all pistols introduced after 2013 have been effectively banned there.
Judge Carney ruled the law implicates Second Amendment rights and doesn’t fit in the historical tradition of gun regulation, as required under the Bruen standard. So, it’s unconstitutional.
Judge Carney ruled the law implicates Second Amendment rights and doesn’t fit in the historical tradition of gun regulation, as required under the Bruen standard. So, it’s unconstitutional. https://t.co/XZUmn1KQuF
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) March 20, 2023
“[The right to keep and bear arms] is so fundamental that to regulate conduct covered by the Second Amendment’s plain text, the government must show more than that the regulation promotes an important interest like reducing accidental discharges or solving crime,” Carney wrote.
You read a lot more about the ruling, including the reaction from the plaintiffs, in the full piece:
You read a lot more about the ruling, including the reaction from the plaintiffs, in the full piece: https://t.co/XZUmn1KQuF
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) March 20, 2023
This ruling is another against California’s gun laws. It’s one of the first post-Bruen cases to be decided in the state. It is a bad sign for the rest of the state’s aggressive restrictions.
But it doesn’t go into effect for 2 weeks and is likely to get appealed and stayed.
So, California will still be able to enforce the law in the short term. And a stay would give them the ability to keep enforcing it as an appeal is processed, which could take many more months. The relief here for gun-rights advocates won’t be instant.
So, California will still be able to enforce the law in the short term. And a stay would give them the ability to keep enforcing it as an appeal is processed, which could take many more months. The relief here for gun-rights advocates won’t be instant.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) March 20, 2023
Judge blocks California law requiring safety features for handguns https://t.co/ecbs09HxYa pic.twitter.com/s3yBL4pdtb
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 20, 2023
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