Federal Judge Strikes Down California’s Decades-Old ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
A decades-old work of California state legislation restricting assault weapons was struck down by a federal judge on Thursday on the basis that the law was “extreme” and had “no historical pedigree.” U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez struck down a ban which was implemented in 1989, which prohibited the manufacturing and possession of certain semiautomatic … Read more