It would impose a 10% tax on the sales price of handguns and an 11% tax on the sales price of rifles, precursor parts and ammunition, using the money for gun violence prevention and recovery programs. The bill requires a two-thirds vote because it would raise taxes, and last week it failed to muster enough votes. Benitez to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California because this. Their move was backed earlier by 10 Democratic state lawmakers who said the restrictions help control gun violence.ĭemocrats who control the state Assembly on Thursday revived for future consideration a bill that would raise taxes on the sale of guns and ammunition. President, I oppose the nomination of Roger T.
Bonta took office in April to fill a vacancy and faces several more conservative challengers in next year’s election. The governor likely faces a recall election this fall largely driven by his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Newsom and Bonta, both Democrats, are longtime supporters of what they term commonsense gun restrictions. “The State’s desire to continue imposing its ban should not be allowed to prevail over the fundamental rights of law-abiding gun owners,” the group said. It had argued in part that assault weapons are no more deadly than some other weapons that are not banned by the state. The Firearms Policy Coalition said it will oppose any stay of Benitez’ order. Gun owners’ rights groups have made no secret of their effort to get firearms restrictions before the nation’s high court. “This is a very focused agenda to work through this judge, where the decision’s already made before it’s even presented, who writes ‘press releases’ on behalf of the gun lobby.” He will continue to do damage, mark my word,” Newsom said. The state already is appealing the same judge’s 2017 ruling against the state’s nearly two-decade-old ban on the sales and purchases of magazines holding more than 10 bullets, and his ruling last year blocking a 2019 California law requiring background checks for anyone buying ammunition.
He is a wholly owned subsidiary of the gun lobby of the National Rifle Association.” 'Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense. Gavin Newsom, the son of a judge, denounced Benitez as “a stone cold ideologue. Benitez issued a permanent injunction Friday so the law cannot be enforced. Chilling effect This is awesome It’s an infringement upon a specific enumerated right if it causes a chilling effect upon the exercise of that right. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, et al. He then became a superior court judge for the state superior court from 1997 to 2001. Benitez United States District Judge SeptemJames Miller, et al., v. District Judge Roger Benitez as an outlier that conflicts with at least six other federal decisions upholding assault weapons laws in California and elsewhere, a ruling that is designed to get the issue before a recently more conservative U.S. Benitez began his law career in 1978 as an attorney in private practice, licensed in California until 1997. They described last week’s ruling by U.S. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Ĭalifornia’s governor denounced in starkly personal terms a federal judge’s upending of the state’s restrictions on assault weapons as officials announced the filing Thursday of a formal notice that they will appeal the decision. The 2nd Amendment must be taken at its word until such time as it is modified or repealed.This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. The federal judge in this instance made the right call.
The 2nd Amendment is a fully ratified portion of the Constitution and is therefore part of the supreme law of the land. Constitution make no mention of sports, hunting or personal self-defense, exactly what kind of firearm does the 2nd Amendment actually protect? If not a militia-grade firearm such as the civilian AR-15, then what? I hope that someone more powerful than a stay-at-home mom like me successfully stands up to this judge and gets this ruling tossed out.
The founding fathers in their wildest nightmares could never have dreamed up this type of weaponry for home protection. This nonsense about the 2nd Amendment protecting the right to bear military-style weapons has to stop. Was this judge trying to be glib or funny with his comparison of an assault weapon to a Swiss Army knife? Really? I think that is a massive insult to everyone who has lost loved ones to bullets fired from such military-style rifles. But even voiceless stay-at-home moms like me must speak out every now and then. To the editor: In the grand scheme of things, I am no one special.
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