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US judge overturns California assault weapons ban

2021-06-07T14:13:03.904Z


Federal judge Roger T. Benitez caused controversy by comparing this type of weapon to a "Swiss army knife".


A US judge on Friday overturned the ban on assault rifles in California. In his 94-page long ruling, Federal Judge Roger T. Benitez called the ban on assault weapons (which has existed since 1989) unconstitutional, defending the right of Americans to own semi-automatic rifles. "

Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular semi-automatic AR-15 rifle can be used perfectly to defend both home and country,"

he argued.

“Weapons and ammunition in the hands of criminals, tyrants and terrorists are dangerous. It is best to leave them in the hands of responsible and law-abiding citizens

, ”he said.

The decision was promptly condemned by California Governor Gavin Newsom amid an upsurge in gun-related homicides in the United States.

He promised to challenge it, calling it a "

direct threat to public safety

".

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It is currently suspended for 30 days.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is expected to appeal.

For now, existing state laws

"remain in full force and effect,"

he said in a statement.

This announcement comes amid heightened violence in the United States.

Mass shootings have occurred recently in Florida, Indiana, California, Colorado and Georgia.

An outbreak of violence described by President Joe Biden "epidemic".

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In the fall, the United States Supreme Court is due to consider an appeal by the powerful NRA gun lobby against a New York law restricting the carrying of firearms outside one's home.

It will be the first time in more than a decade that the country's highest court will consider a major case involving the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

Source: lefigaro

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