US Federal Judge Blocks California Law Barring Guns in Public

Dec 21, 2023 View Original Article
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The law "turns nearly every public place in California into a 'sensitive place,' effectively abolishing the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding and exceptionally qualified citizens to be armed and to defend themselves in public," Carney wrote.
48% : In issuing his decision, the judge pointed out recent landmark rulings of the Supreme Court that expanded gun rights.
42% : "Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle & Pistol Association which filed the lawsuit to block the law, said in a statement that the measure was another example of the state's politicians refusing to accept Supreme Court rulings upholding the right to carry guns.
41% : U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney of the Central District of California wrote in his preliminary injunction that the law would "unconstitutionally deprive" concealed carry permit holders "of their constitutional right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense.

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