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And in the decision judge roger benitez said the law violates america's second amendment rights and weapons like the popular ar-15s, which were used in the deadly shooting in newtown, parkland, san bernardino, orlando, aurora, las vegas and the list goes on, are akin to a -- i'm quoting now -- swiss army knife and, quote, are the perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment, end quote. a statement infuriating the father of jamie guttenberg, who was killed at marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida in that mass shooting in 2018. >> my daughter is in a cemete...

Thank you very much for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with a major court ruling that affects one of the largest states in the country, as our nation struggles with an pan epidemic of gun violence. last night a california judge overturned a more than 30-year ban of assault weapons in that state. in the decision judge robert benitez said the law violates second amendment right, and weapons like the popular ar-15s, used in the deadly shootings in newtown, parkland, san bernardino, orlando, aurora, las vegas and the list goes on, are akin to -- i'm quoting now -- a swiss army knife...

>> akin has apologized twice in 24 hours. are akin's words of apology enough? >> thomas, this issue is not about words. it's about beliefs. i don't believe mr. akin is a rapist, by any means. the fact is, he is a sponsor of major legislation that redefines rape. while he is the fall guy being asked to get out of town by sundown, there are 232 other people who voted for changing the definition of rape. legitimate rape, forceable rape. i can tell you we had the publisher of the "milwaukee journal sentinel" along with the commissioner of health be commissioned by united way to do a study on teen ...