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California ban on high-capacity firearm magazines upheld
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In a major victory for gun-control advocates, a federal appeals court upheld California's ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, overturning earlier rulings.
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals called the California laws "a reasonable fit for the important government interest of reducing gun violence." The ruling upholds two California laws enacted in 2016, SB 1446 and the voter-approved Proposition 63, which were touted as a response to mass shootings. Both actions sought to crack down on magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The ballot proposition, which contains broader language, required gun owners to take their high-capacity magazines out of state, sell them to a licensed dealer or surrender them to law enforcement.
A federal judge in Southern California initially declared that California was violating the Second Amendment and the Constitution's "takings clause." Last year a three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit sided with the Southern California judge and struck down California's ban.
Now the full 11-judge panel of the 9th Circuit has declared that California can enforce the prohibition on large-capacity magazines, saying the state isn't violating anyone's constitutional rights.
"The statute outlaws no weapon, but only limits the size of the magazine that may be used with firearms," wrote Judge Susan Graber.
She added that "there is no evidence that anyone ever has been unable to defend his or her home and family due to the lack of a large capacity magazine."
Citing the litany of mass shootings carried out with firearms outfitted with high-capacity magazines, she said "the limitation saves lives."
California ban on high-capacity firearm magazines upheld
www.sacbee.com
In a major victory for gun-control advocates, a federal appeals court upheld California's ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, overturning earlier rulings.
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals called the California laws "a reasonable fit for the important government interest of reducing gun violence." The ruling upholds two California laws enacted in 2016, SB 1446 and the voter-approved Proposition 63, which were touted as a response to mass shootings. Both actions sought to crack down on magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The ballot proposition, which contains broader language, required gun owners to take their high-capacity magazines out of state, sell them to a licensed dealer or surrender them to law enforcement.
A federal judge in Southern California initially declared that California was violating the Second Amendment and the Constitution's "takings clause." Last year a three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit sided with the Southern California judge and struck down California's ban.
Now the full 11-judge panel of the 9th Circuit has declared that California can enforce the prohibition on large-capacity magazines, saying the state isn't violating anyone's constitutional rights.
"The statute outlaws no weapon, but only limits the size of the magazine that may be used with firearms," wrote Judge Susan Graber.
She added that "there is no evidence that anyone ever has been unable to defend his or her home and family due to the lack of a large capacity magazine."
Citing the litany of mass shootings carried out with firearms outfitted with high-capacity magazines, she said "the limitation saves lives."
