A federal judge has struck down a California law banning gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. U.S.

California cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, a federal judge ruled Friday.

The decision from U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez won’t take effect immediately. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, has already filed a notice to appeal the ruling. The ban is likely to remain in effect while the case is still pending.

This is the second time Benitez has struck down California’s law banning certain types of magazines. The first time he struck it down — way back in 2017 — an appeals court ended up reversing his decision.

  • Jeremy [Iowa]English
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    9 months ago

    There is no legal use of a gun that requires a gun capable of holding more than 6 rounds.

    Asserting a negative - bold strategy. I’d be interested in seeing your support for such a position.

    I frequently legally use standard capacity magazines at the shooting range, though, so you may have a hard time here.

    More than 90% of self defense situations end with only 2-3 shots being fired. Long, drawn out gun fights with both sides firing 20-30 rounds simply don’t happen in self defense situations. It’s just a fiction from movies.

    Is this one of those Works Cited: Crack Pipe moments?

    What high capacity firearms do allow is criminals to maximize the damage they do in a short period of time.

    Ah - so you only care about mass shootings, the vast minority of firearm violence let alone homicide.