San Diego federal judge again strikes down California ban on large-capacity gun magazines

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Rather than hear the San Diego case on its merits, the high court vacated the 9th Circuit's ruling that upheld the law and ordered it to reconsider the case using the new Bruen standard.
53% : "CRPA (has) been fighting this magazine ban from day one and we are one step closer to a final victory for gun owners.
51% : In a series of hearings and lengthy briefings over the last year, attorneys for both sides dug into the history books in an effort to prove whether the law stands up to the Bruen standard.
46% : But the next year, a larger panel of judges from the 9th Circuit voted 7-4 to reverse the rulings that struck down the law.
39% : In their suit challenging that law, the gun owners and the California Rifle & Pistol Association argued that the ban violated their constitutional right to self-defense.Benitez initially decided in the gun owners' favor in March 2019, ruling that California could not ban ownership of such magazines.

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