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Federal judge overturns CA assault weapons ban

2021-06-06 | 🔗
San Diego County Gun Owners CEO Wendy Hauffen and attorney James Miller react to assault weapons being legal again in California
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Will major win for the section amendment in California after a federal judge, overturns the states decades long assault weapons ban? The judge saying quote like the swiss Army knife, the popular AR 15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense, weapon and homeland defense equipment good for both home and battle. Yet the state of California makes it a crime to have an AR 15 type rifle. Therefore, this court declares that the California statute to be unconstitutional- the governor Gavin Newsom, is already pushing back here to react are two of the lawsuit plaintiffs, ceo of San, Diego County owners, Wendy, Kaufman and Attorney James Miller, thanks for being with us this morning, Wendy I find so much ignorance out there, not just in the public, but in the judicial system government itself, what an AR 15 does or does not how lethal it is or is not compared to other guns. Do we think we have a ruling
here, a judge who might understand maybe not a swiss army knife, but AR 15 like a Lego, gun all component legal, but not adding up to make something different. That is exact, Louly Correct, a commonly owned rifle just like any semiconductor rifle. It is not unusual or exotic. These are commonly owned across the country. Will it is the most popular rifle in the country? James tell me about the judges rationale. Making this decision was, he saw it. What wendy- and I talked about nothing in this- makes the rifle unique, no reason to make sitting that can be banned first and foremost, youre absolutely correct. On that understand, while I am an attorney by trade im, actually the Miller in the Miller versus Becerra suit im, actually the plaintiff one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. I was not the attorney of record for the case, but I sat in on it and the most interesting thing
that I saw when I was actually in the preliminary hearings, the judge having no information or background on Ar 15S asked the Marshalls Office to bring them an AR 15, so he could actually see what it looked like and how it was modular that was very enlightening. I dont believe the Department of Justice, California attorneys, were very happy. He actually tooked the time to see what an AR 15 looked like how it came apart will. What is looks like most of the reaction to the gun. They look scary, but theyre semiautomatic pull the trigger. A bullet comes out like every other gun James, while you werent the attorney in this is, can you are an attorney? You have special insight into this question. Then. Do you think this judges decision will survive appeal? How will it go as it makes its way throughout the court system? If you follow the constitution, it will survive a an appeal. The Heller case was seminal.
What you can and cannot do commonly owned firearms. It will survive appeal. The way through it may not survive a full en Banc appeal to the ninth circuit because of the setup of the ninth circuit will right. If it gets to the United States Supreme Court, given the current makeup of our court, it will survive. That is the danger California has. There is a lot of states out there right now that do not want California to appeal. They want to say: hey, California, you lost you deal with it. Dont take it to the Supreme Court at some point, because then we all have to deal with it. Will it would impact every other state youre right by the way, the massive difference between the ninth Circuit, an United States Supreme Court. Those two institutions would probably rule differently, but the Supreme Court has a final ruling Wendy. I want to read what Governor Gavin Newsom said about the ruling overturning the California assault Weapons ban, comparing
an AR 15 to a swiss army knife. This is slap in the face to those who lost loved ones. How do you react to governor knew Somes tweet? He disregards the fact the that AR 15 is used across the country. It is one of the Moser GO mom, Mick and effective firearms to use for self defense smaller in nature such as myself. You know for women and for mothers across the country. This is this is absolutely one of the best tools to use for self defense will Wendy James. Thank you so for jumping on this morning. So much ignorance on the debate. Tucker Carlson has a special on Fox nation. Educating you what the AR 15 is and is not looks like a judge in California.
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