Judge Overturns California's "assault weapons ban. There is no doubt the 9th circuit appeals court with reverse this judges decision but at least we know some judges still know the constitution. After the 9th circuit rules this will head to the Supreme Court where we will see if the Trump appointed justices will meet expectations or disappoint us.
https://nypost.com/2021/06/04/us-judge-overturns-californias-ban-on-assault-weapons/
Notice how the article shows a picture of 3 scary looking guns? Yes, the style of the gun is what this is all about because the components that actually makes these weapons guns are no different than those on many common hunting rifles. It should also be noted that since 1982 to present, almost 40 years, there have been only 49 mass shootings involving rifles (all types). There have been 97 using handguns and 26 involving shotguns. FBI data shows that out of 14,000 murder victims in 2019, only 364 were killed by rifles, again, all kinds of rifles. 1476 were killed with knives, and 600 were killed with fists and feet! 6368 people were killed with handguns, 17.5 times as many as those killed with rifles. The focus on how some rifles look is one of the more ridiculous things about liberal thinking.
More truth: The FBI admitted that the 1st assault weapons ban enacted in 1994, and expired in 2004, had no appreciable impact on the number of mass shootings in the US.
Here is the definition of an "assault rifle" in CA:
"1. A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
A thumbhole stock.
A folding or telescoping stock.
A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
A flash suppressor.
A forward pistol grip.
2. A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
3. A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches."
Other than the grenade launcher none of these features banned in CA have anything to do with the lethality of a weapon. But grenades are outlawed under other gun control provisions. Telescoping stocks are for comfort.
As for the argument against large capacity magazines, it is a specious argument. A semi-auto rifle or handgun with a 10 round magazine is going to be just as deadly in a mass shooting in a gun free zone because it is one shooter who is armed vs. a bunch of unarmed people. The Columbine shooters used shotguns to kill the majority of their victims. Magazine capacity only matters in a combat scenario - like a home invader with a gun and a home defender with a gun. Obviously, if you are attacked by a home invader with a handgun that takes a 15 round magazine, and you have only a 10 round magazine, you are at a disadvantage.
When this case gets to the Supreme Court let's hope common sense and the constitution prevail. Every state ban on assault weapons should be overturned because these laws are an infringement on the 2nd amendment and they don't really accomplish anything.