It is clear the state's top leaders were not happy with U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez's ruling that the state’s definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed in most other states and by the U.S. Supreme Court.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announced Thursday that an appeal had been filed against a judge's decision last week to strike down California's longtime ban on assault weapons.
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A federal judge has overturned California s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
SAN DIEGO, CA U.S. Judge Roger Benitez overturned a three-decade-old ban on assault weapons in the Golden State last week, drawing vitriol from the governor after he compared the AR-15 to a swiss army knife.
But another statement from the San Diego-based judge lurking in the 94-page ruling has been raising eyebrows across the country. More people have died from the Covid-19 vaccine than mass shootings in California, Benitez said on page 47 of the ruling.
Nikki Fried joins Everytown for Gun Safety to light FDAC buildings orange
Nikki Fried orders her office to be bathed in orange to help raise awareness of gun violence.
Agriculture Commissioner
Nikki Fried is joining
Everytown for Gun Safety to light several Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) buildings orange throughout the weekend for gun violence awareness.
The department will illuminate the historic Mayo Building located across from the Florida Capitol, as well as the department’s Tallahassee Regional Licensing Office, which processes concealed weapons permit applications.
On behalf of the Cabinet, I m proud to proclaim June 4 as #GunViolence Awareness Day in the State of Florida.