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The rulings come after a Supreme Court ruling in 2022 that expanded the rights of gun owners

A federal judge who previously overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons did it again on Thursday, ruling that the state’s attempts to prohibit sales of semiautomatic guns violates the constitutional right to bear arms.

A federal judge who previously overturned California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons did it again on Thursday, ruling that the state's attempts to prohibit sales of semiautomatic guns violates the constitutional right to bear arms.

The judge’s ruling is nearly identical to a 2021 decision in which he called California’s ban on assault weapons a “failed experiment.”

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge who previously overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons did it again on Thursday, ruling that the state’s<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/federal-judge-again-rules-that-californias-ban-on-assault-weapons-is-unconstitutional/">Read More</a>

A federal judge who previously overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons did it again.

The judge conceded that weapons like AR-15s are commonly used by criminals, but said the guns are importantly also owned by people who obey the law and feel they need firearms to protect themselves.

A federal judge in California has once again overturned the states ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez stated that while these weapons are commonly used by criminals, they are also owned by law-abiding citizens who feel the need to protect themselves. The judges ruling is similar to a previous decision in 2021, in which he called the ban a "failed experiment." The state has 10 days to seek a stay on th...

The judge conceded that weapons like AR-15s are commonly used by criminals, but said the guns are importantly also owned by people who obey the law and feel they need firearms to protect themselves.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta says his office has already filed a notice of appeal