California's ban on high-capacity gun magazines can remain in effect, court rules

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Matt Dusk sings Sinatra in Halifax/PEI/Moncton | SaltWire - A divided federal appeals court is allowing California's ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition to remain in effect while the state appeals a judge's ruling finding it unconstitutionally violated the rights of firearms owners.

The ruling came in a long-running lawsuit by the California Rifle & Pistol Association and gun owners challenging the ban. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, quickly moved to stay that decision, and on Monday, the 9th Circuit's majority agreed with Bonta that the law likely remained valid even under the conservative-majority Supreme Court's ruling.

"If a stay is denied, California will indisputably face an influx of large-capacity magazines like those used in mass shootings in California and elsewhere," the judges, all appointees of presidents who were Democrats, wrote.

 

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