A federal court just slapped down the state government of California for trying to abridge the Second Amendment by banning magazines with more than 10 rounds.
Legal person Gabriel Malor has a good series of tweets summing up the decision, though it’s a little long:
Fed. court holds California's ban on possession of magazines that hold more than ten rounds violates the Second Amendment right to self-defense in the home. https://t.co/kd4tq1LlY4 #RKBA pic.twitter.com/kNWyHw4oXc
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 29, 2019
It's a very readable decision. pic.twitter.com/1WgbokJMx4
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 29, 2019
The judge characterizes Heller as a simple hardware test in concluding that magazines that hold more than ten rounds are protected. pic.twitter.com/v81YslICB5
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 29, 2019
Judge finds that the historical prohibitions exception to Heller does not apply. He just tears through AG Becerra's examples of bullet bans because the laws Becerra actually cites are about machine guns. pic.twitter.com/fNnrcnsVo1
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 29, 2019
The judge is not a fan of the 9th Cir. approach to Second Amendment questions, but he applies it anyways, as he is bound to do. pic.twitter.com/uK9VT4HjDl
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 29, 2019
"It may be the best of times in Sunnyvale; it may be the worst of times in Bombay Beach or Potrero" is a construction that's going to stay with me for a while. pic.twitter.com/ayiMTnHrCC
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 29, 2019
Click on the tweet to read the rest of his summary. A good day for gun rights in California, however, especially since it’s on the basis of the Heller decision.