Is the semiautomatic gun recovered by the police banned in California? It depends.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : In 2017, Judge Roger T. Benitez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California -- who has frequently ruled in favor of gun rights -- blocked a new California law that would have banned the possession of magazines that held more than 10 rounds.
55% : But legal experts say that it would depend largely on when the suspected gunman, Huu Can Tran, obtained it, and how."Most semi-auto pistols are not illegal to possess," C.D. Michel, a California lawyer specializing in gun rights, wrote in an email on Sunday, "but depending on make and model, it may not have been legal to buy," unless it was on a roster of approved handguns.
55% : But gun rights advocates have vigorously challenged those and other California gun laws, and in some high-profile cases, federal courts have ruled in the gun rights advocates's favor.
52% : The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit eventually upheld California's ban in a split decision, but last year, the case was sent back to the lower courts for reconsideration after a major Supreme Court decision that greatly expanded gun rights.

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