Back in March, Judge Roger T. Benitez ruled in Duncan v. Becerra that California’s ban on “large capacity” magazines was a violation of the Second Amendment. That resulted in a one-week window of opportunity during which about 1 million standard capacity magazines were sold in the state before the ban was reinstated pending an appeal … Read more
Yesterday, the Firearms Policy Coalition, along with the Second Amendment Foundation, Armed Equality and other pro-gun rights orgs, filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the pending case, Duncan v. Becerra which challenges California’s ban on “large capacity” magazines. The brief makes a rather novel argument. Under Heller, guns “in common … Read more
One million magazines. That’s how many standard capacity feeding devices Golden State residents bought during the one week when sales become legal in California recently. Reportedly a pallet of Magpul P-Mags for America’s favorite rifle, the AR-15, tallies up to 3,000 magazines. So a million magazines represents… a lot of pallets. In simpler terms, many … Read more
By Larry Keane Last Friday, U.S District Judge Roger Benitez answered the existential question of whether a half-loaded magazine was half full or half empty. Judge Benitez said freedom comes in a fully-loaded standard capacity magazine. The judge delivered Californians a decisive victory when he enjoined a state law that unconstitutionally banned firearm magazines from holding over … Read more
In response to a motion from the California Department of Justice, US District Court Judge Roger Benitez, who issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of California’s “high capacity” magazine ban, has just issued a stay of his own injunction. That means that the window for ordering standard capacity magazines is closing. His order goes into … Read more
Chuck Michel is the president of the California Rifle and Pistol Association and one of the attorneys involved in the lawsuit challenging the state’s magazine ban. As has he announced via his Facebook page, the California Department of Justice has filed a motion (read it here) to stay Friday’s District Court ruling that’s allowed Californians … Read more
By NRA-ILA In one of the strongest judicial statements in favor of the Second Amendment to date, Judge Roger T. Benitez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California determined on Friday that California’s ban on commonly possessed firearm magazines violates the Second Amendment. The case is Duncan v. Becerra. The NRA-supported case … Read more
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