LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places was once again blocked from taking effect Saturday as a court case challenging it continues.

A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel dissolved a temporary hold on a lower court injunction blocking the law. The hold was issued by a different 9th Circuit panel and had allowed the law to go into effect Jan. 1.

Saturday’s decision keeps in place a Dec. 20 ruling by U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney blocking the law. Carney said that it violates the Second Amendment and that gun rights groups would likely prevail in proving it unconstitutional.

The law, signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, prohibits people from carrying concealed guns in 26 types of places including public parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos. The ban applies regardless of whether a person has a concealed carry permit.

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    draconian laws

    If the US has shown the world one thing then it is that the only rule that will really work is an absolute no-exception ban on firearms.

    Eric and Dylan have been dead for what, 20 years now, and what has changed? It. Got. Worse. They were amateurs compared to what followed. The Las Vegas shooting was beyond amazing and would have been prevented if weapons like these are only available on the black market for a million dollar with bullets costing 1000 bucks a pop. The crazies won’t be able to afford it and the very VERY few criminals that can afford guns and want to take that risk won’t be crazy enough to start shooting around at random innocent citizens and or bystanders.

    This shit only happens when weapons (and more importantly, bullets) are available freely and CHEAPLY.

    At this point, I’d say the US has had their chance.

    This entire “but we need weapons to overthrow evil governments!” claim is absolute horse shit, exhibit A being the day before yesterday, a year ago… Those same idiots always parrotting about overthrowing evil governments trying to overthrow a legitimate government so that they can install a dictatorship.

    The US has shown the world year after year that it’s citizens cannot responsibly handle firearms, period. Yes, I know, guns are cool toys, BUT FUCKING CHILDREN ARE DYING BY THE THOUSANDS.

    Sucks for those few that are responsible, you can thank all the incels and what not, but you won’t be able to shoot them for what they did, we’ll be taking those guns, thank you.

    PROHIBIT ALL GUNS IN THE US